Pensions
Islington Teachers Association:
1) fully supports the decision of its conference delegates to vote in favour of
a national strike on pensions in June but regrets that the National Executive
has not called such action.
2) welcomes the NUT & NASUWT declaration of intent and believes joint action
between the two largest teacher unions on pensions, pay and workload, alongside
other unions will greatly enhance our campaigns.We do not however believe that
action called by the NUT should be dependent upon an agreement with the NASUWT
3) Resolves to do everything we can to ensure the success of the forthcoming
ballot, urging all members to vote in favour of strike and non-strike action.
In particular we agree to:
i) establish a campaign committee to work on the ballot;
ii) maintain regular contact with NUT reps in the run up to the ballot;
iii) organise as many school meetings as we can to put the case to members;
iv) organise mailings and e-mails to update members;
v) seek the support of retired teacher members in contacting members in
targeted schools; promote the “68 is too late” campaign amongst members,
other unions and the wider community; continue to
work with other London associations on campaigning activities across the
region.
4) Believes that following a successful ballot result that the strike
and non strike action should begin as early as possible in the Autumn term and
that such action should be organised wirth an intensity and frequency that
gives the membership a 'strategy to win'.
5) Notes that ITA members attended the Liverpool conference which brought
together activists from many Associations and Divisions to discuss the
direction of our pensions and workload campaigns. We agree to continue to
support this network and send a delegate to its steering committee
AUSTERITY
Islington NUT welcomes:
1) the
votes in the French, Greek and Westphalian elections that have begun to break
the European governmental consensus in favour of austerity.
2) the slide in the government's support in
opinion polls that undermine its standing and authority the
call by the TUC for a mass demonstration in London against austerity on
October 20th
Resolves:
(a)
to build this demonstration on the same scale as we
would a strike, calling on all our members to take part.
(b) to
welcome moves to reconvene the Islington joint unions, IHOOPS and community
campaigns planning group – established last year to mobilise support for the 30
November pensions strike - to build for the demonstration.
CLIMATE CARAVAN
Islington NUT agrees to donate £100 to the Climate Caravan.
SUPPORT DOWNHILLS CAMPAIGN
We note the continuing campaign at Downhills Schools to stop forced academy
status. We recognise the national significance of the campaign and efforts to
bring details of their story to a wider audience through a film documentary and
local newspaper.
We therefore agree to make a £500 donation to the documentary maker Rhonda
Evans.
WORLD PRIDE PARADE DAY
We note that this year World Pride Parade Day will be held in London on 7th
July. We agree to circulate information to our members and to support the event
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