East London teachers' fight against union busting continues
Teachers at Langdon School in Newham, East London are involved in a bitter industrial dispute over management bullying and the sacking of 6 members of the senior management team. Around 70 teachers are on strike 3 days a week until the end of term. The local authority has responded to this strike by giving temporary contracts to around 40 scab teachers. In order to get round the law on agencies supplying strike breakers, the hired supplies have been given local authority contracts. Teachers on the picket lines report that this aggressive strike-breaking operation has caused some embarassment...