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PROPOSALS for closer working between teachers’ unions and a possible merger of NUT and ATL moved a step closer to reality yesterday.
In private session, teaching union NUT’s conference heard a motion on “professional unity” calling for the building of “a new union fit for the 21st century.”
An amendment from the Brent division called on the NUT executive to move towards a secret postal ballot of members “if and when it is satisfied that a proposed agreement has been reached that meets the essential requirements set.”
A new group within the NEU is preparing the labour movement for a conversation on Irish unity by arguing that true liberation must be rooted in working-class solidarity and anti-sectarianism, writes ROBERT POOLE
Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
Almost half of universities face deficits, merger mania is taking hold, and massive fee hikes that will lock out working-class students are on the horizon, write RUBEN BRETT, PAUL WHITEHOUSE and DAN GRACE