'No nukes top of NUT list

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FOR the second year running NUT members have voted a motion calling for unilateral nuclear disarmament top of the agenda for the union's annual conference.

The motion, which was initiated by the Socialist Teachers' Alliance, was backed by sections of the Communist Party and its allies (though opposed by other sections).

This is a major victory for the Left in the NUT because the officials and the right wing have spent the last twelve months attacking and negating last year's conference vote for unilateral disarmament.

It is almost certain that the President will rule the motion out of order, but there is clearly the basis for a successful challenge to his ruling. A unilateralist victory for a second year running would be an important advance in the politicisation of the union, and could lead onto a campaign to affiliate to the Labour It would also be a victory for union democracy and delegates will be able to strengthen this by supporting the rule amendment to reinforce the supremacy of conference decisions. labour plus the hand-outs from the government in the form of training subsidies.

For the government - a measure to control youth through compulsory training/education making them work for an allowance at first not much higher than dole money, later at a reduced rate or none at all, whilst removing them all from the unemployment Create The TUC will continue to support these shortsighted solutions to mass unemployment, playing into the hands of the Tories and employers, as this presents a soft alternative to fighting the cause of mass unemployment and fighting to retain existing jobs and for policies such as worksharing; a shorter working week and stopping of all overtime, to create jobs.

MICK JARMAINE