ISLINGTON teachers struck for three days this month in protest against compulsory redundancies imposed by the borough's Labour council.
The council is making a huge E4m cut in its education budget; cuts include reducing career and adult education, under-fives adventure playgrounds, to school meals. In addition 24 per. manent supply teachers are to be sacked These decisions sparked a huge protest. The strike ballot produced al 92 percent turnout, with 85 per cent voting for strike action. During the three-day action no teaching took nlace af ?7 of the borough's primary schools, nor at any of the secondary schools.
One thousand teachers and By Doug Thorpe SLINGTON local government workers have stepped up their campaign of strikes against redundancies, as the Labour council has continued its programme of savage parents lobbied the council education committee meeting on 2 July, the first day of the strike. Strike ralies also the DES was held.
In the schools the argument over strike action was not an easy one. Soven years have passed since the industrial action over pay in the mid80s, and since then London teachers have taken many knocks. Butthe prin ciple of fighting compulsory redundancies won the day.
The ut massive pres sure of New Model" Labour authority Hidge. Labour Councilor Tary Hodge. Labour councillor Maloney called on Hodge to resign at he 2 July council meeting, arguing the and cut ol control' NUT membership has been boosted in schools; people join when they see something being done.
Win Isington NALGO taking strice BLON Fighting on - Burnsall strikers Winning the youth vote - Islington teachers' protest action, there is clearly the need for joint campaigning to stop the cuts.
Teachers across the country have seen taking local action: but pressure s needed for a nationally-co-ordinated light against cuts a Tory education policies bite.
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