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50p "Capitalist Crisis and Socialist Alternative' , a detailed study of the breakdown of the boom, by Bob Sutcliffe 50p plus postage from PO Box 135, London N1 ODD. SAVE ST. C ON FEBRUARY 15, secondary school teachers in Barking started a three day strike against cuts and redundancies. Secondary and primary teachers will begin an indefinite strike on March 2, with the official backing of the National Union of Teachers.

Barking has a right wing Labour council, which has gone along with the cuts demanded by the Government. 80 teaching jobs were lost last year, and compulsory redundancies were only stopped by the action of the local Association (union branch).

This year Barking's proposed cuts involve the loss of another 150 teaching jobs.

The NUT Wadership. which has taken no effective action against cuts so far. has been forced to give official backing by a strong local branch.

This strike is important because it is a pretimptive action before the jobs have actually been lost, and it is not confined to the issue of compulsory redundancies.

The NUT is understood to have authorised picketing of schools to prevent deliveries during the indefinite strike. This is unprecedented for a teachers' union.

Barking council is freez.ing rents. This should be supported, even if it is i pre-election gimmick, but it should not be paid for by cuts in jobs and services.

Barking NUT has made it dear that it does not want the counce to pass government cuts on to the working people in any way at all. It is time for the council in dety the government.

The Barking teachers action is not an isolated issuc, and should he supported throughou the labour movement CARD CRECHE: will be available.

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