Socialist Resistance

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All together for fair pay and London Weighting

Socialist Resistance no2  |  page 5

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Gill Lee, officer Lewisham NUT (personal capacity TEACHERS and firefighters swapped picket lines, learning support assistants marched alongside teachers, and all demonstrated together in a show of public sector unity to demand better pay.

On the 26th of November teachers across London united with other public sector workers to demand a substantial increase in London weighting. thirds of the capital's schools.

In the biggest day of concerted public sector strikes since the 1970s, action by the National Union of Teachers, the National Association of Schoolmaster / Union of Women Teachers and UNISON closed two

stration.

Nearty 10,000 marched through London to a rally in the Oval cricket ground, where speakers from the NUT, NASUWT and UNISON spoke of the need to pay public sector workers a decent wage and to defend the public sector from privatisation.

Huge cheers went up for the speaker from the FBU National Executive, and for the firefighters who had joined the demon- •..

A large number of UNISON contingents were also present, despite NUT leader demo. Doug McAvoy's statement earlier in the sackings." GOVERNMENT 'OFFICIAL', 30 Nov: "The government will not be held to ransom again. A strike ban is on the OFFICE of the deputy prime minister, November 30: "Ministers have said they are not looking at anti-strike legislation at the moment.' Nick Raynsford 30 November: "Don't rush to g et a settlement'

..... week that they weren't welcome on the

The demonstration showed how public sector disputes can be won, with different sectors pushing their own claims and