IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Support your local teachers in Bristol

· Socialist Challenge No. 139, 20 March 1980 · p. 7 of the scan · 269 words

The scan: sc-n139-mar-20-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 7 of the scan

A BOYCOTT of books at Penguin has again been imposed by Union of Journalists members following the failure of management to negotiate over its proposed redundancies.

With 22 editorial jobs to be axed, management's only was to say that if the NUJ chapel made out a case for any othere retained, it would have to cut others instead.

lte 01 Dooks Deing boycetted includes all the main titles in the Penguin, Kestrel boycotted are am Pes Also I are all Pelican and titles, added lo the list because management's reorganisation rencan area threaten NUJ jobs.

action is in defence jobs, and persuade management to negotiate meaningfully. A DEMONSTRATION called by the National Union of Teachers in sector groups, and Council.

The demonstration, to be held in Bristol on 27 March, is to: show solidarity teachers who are attempts by Avon council to push through cuts in education by revising timetables.

For the past six weeks there have been strikes at schools in the area. SCHOOLS in Ealing, West London, came to a halt on Tuesday of last week when members half-day strike against demonstration led by the union was joined by 1,500 people.

Ealing council, controlled by the Tories, is proposing lo cuts its education budget inflation this amounts to a drop of 20 per Lencies cent, which will leave some students withour Among the demonstration which is fighting decision to delav admittance fo school until children have passed their fifth birthday. The Avon has parents Bristol Trades fighting county

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Penguin boycott

gained the backing of public unions,

am this ountr futur ...and Ealing

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