NUT sellout
Socialist Press1978 1978-02-01Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 11 →
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The Department of Employment, however, has Oxfordshire teachers in the National Union of Teachers last week voted 1200 to 270 in favour of accepting the Tory Council's "compromise" offer and calling off their sanctions against the cuts.
Their eighteen month-long dispute over the. 1976-7 cuts which began with a half-day strike and a 4,000 strong demonstration finally fizzled out-divided and confused by the NUT bureaucracy.
At the high point of the dispute-last teachers were prepared to strike.
Instead of calling strike action the NUT leaders I HAD TO A 10% DEAL HOME..
I OK SIR, I'LL TELL THE MEETING THAT 10% IS ALL THAT WE CAN GET SO I LAID IT ON STRONG! BROTHERS... THIS UNION WONT TOLERATE A PHASE FOUR OF WAGE RESTRAINT!
called a limited strike in one area of the county and then withdrew strike plans in favour of divisive sanctions.
These in particular separated NUT members in primary and secondary schools, and set teachers against parents.
Eventually, faced with a fraudulent ballot paper and a leadership recommendation The teaching force of over 4,000 has been cut by 10%, the ratios have been worsened to almost the levels intended by the Tory Council-but of course Max Morris, ex-Stalinist chairman of the NUT National 'Action' Committee is claiming a 'victory'.
BUT WHEN GOT THERE.
THIS COULD RUIN EVERYAING Read all cout! it!
MEETING TODAY IT$ 5%!
PHASE 4
REVEALED AFTER ALL, THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT! CHEERS, LEN! ...SO 10% IS ALL WE CAN HOPE FOR... ALL THOSE IN FAVOUR?
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for a 'yes' vote, teachers have called off the action.