Teachers' leaders postpone action

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A referendum on action over the £350 London Allowance claim was organised by the National Union of Teachers last week.

Despite the failure of the NUT leadership to campaign amongst the membership, and the unevenness in militancy between teachers in Inner London and those in the outlying areas, 43% of the votes were cast for strike action.

The NUT Executive are using the out for not organising any action, although the potental support for a mitant struggle has been demonstrated by the strike of 15,000 teachers on 29 April, and The Executive have postponed any decision until 23 May. With the Pay Board due to report on 18 June, it secms certain that they will adopt a wait-and-su' attitude.

Rank-and-File group is tasl-ending the Exccutive, and have refused to do anything wadl alter their public noelne on 7 Jane, They seem to be set on their usual tactic of waitine until the Executive sells out, so that they can 'expose thein afterwards.

But militants must act now. They should organise a strike and mass lobby of the NUT Action Commilbe at Famelon ting this should send out delegates to win support trom orbe schools Union beetings in schools should deccovered tat car, ano vote on extenc strike action, whether or not it is official.

If a dozen or more of the larger and mate militant schools sere to take such acnon, ney wous quickiy craw un croan support. Local strike committoos, and an all-London committee, should bo set up to co-ordmate the action amd ensure that the membership.

links with teachers in further education. TALE SORIS MERITS VACATE pursuing similar claims. With a lism comsmitment to support cach others cemunds the tide could be turned in the struede of workers in the public sector, and a big victory won against the cuts in social expenditure.

JIM DONOGHUE Red Weekly 16 May 1974 Page 2 A new upsurge of militancy is affecting many groups of workers without a tradition of struggle. In this case it is nurses, who staged a mass demon stration in London on Monday to back up their London weighting claim. Yorkshire miners leader Arthur Scargill has pledged the miners' support for nurses picket lines. NURSES AND •PATIENTS