PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE explains why opposing war is inseparable from defending jobs, wages and public services – and why readers should come to the London Peace Conference on Saturday June 20
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Teachers are standing on the brink of a new era
Euphoria for our new union is fine, but we can’t rest on our laurels, argues HOWARD STEVENSON
As protests erupt over Henry Nowak’s murder, ANDREW MURRAY argues that anger is being exploited to advance a wider racist and anti-immigration agenda
CARLOS MARTINEZ explains the sound case for car manufacturing co-operation with China
The National Emergency Briefing outlines the need for urgent action to address environmental crisis, says PAUL DONOVAN, warning that there’s no time to indulge the arguments of the fossil-fuel-funded climate-change deniers
Campaigners say criticism of Labour MP Stephen Morgan’s position on Gaza has been met with police intervention and cancelled opportunities for debate. HESTER WOLFE reports
The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights warns of escalation danger in Iran war
DELEGATES at the National Union of Teachers (NUT) conference will be enjoying the moment as they reflect on the historic decision by members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and NUT to amalgamate and form a new union of over 400,000 educators. If there is a sense of euphoria, it is both understandable and justified.
But as the dust settles on the ballot result, a new and decisive phase in the formation of the National Education Union (NEU) opens up.
There now follows an extended period of transition as the details of the new union are decided, and the two existing unions move closer towards a single organisation.
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