New Move to Discipline Teachers

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Following the recent upval and witchhunts und the staff of the liam Tyndale Junior ool, the NUT bureaury is attempting to give If power to discipline any are such actions which y say "bring the union • disrepute"

The present situation is that abers can only be disciplined their own regions, the plaint being presented to the cutive by the relevant regional cutive member.

Fae problem for the bureau• with the William Tyndale situation was that no London area branch passed any resolution of discipline, and the London bureaucrats, mindful of pending elections did not dare to press the issue. ..

Several complaints were made by other associations, although it is doubtful whether any of them came from rank and file resolutions - the Oxford City Association • Committee sent a complaint and did not even notify their membership of their actions - the members had to read about it in the Teacher (weekly NUT newspaper).

The Report of the Executive to Conference is recommending that a National Disciplinary Panel be set up to "consider complaints initiated by Officers of the Union (our emphasis) against members who are alleged to have acted contrary to the instructions of the Union or who are in breach of Rule 8 of the Union".

So the officers (not even an elected committee) are to be given the power to suspend members, and then the National Disciplinary Committee will consider whether to reinstate the member or expel him.

So the NUT joins the list of unions and labour movement bodies in which the bureaucracy is attacking democratic rights to strengthen its grip over the rank and file. AUEW , District Committee to reject the Executive instruction.

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