On November 10, a meeting of representatives from six locals of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) passed a unanimous motion in support of the "courageous action undertaken by Ontario's teachers in defence of public education." Jim Boudreau, President of the Guyborough NSTU local, said that public education cannot tolerate repeated reductions in funding. Boudreau states in a press release that the delegates to the meeting, representing more than 2,500 teachers, are calling on all concerned citizens "to remain vigilant and oppose government actions which seek to disguise cost-cutting measures as legitimate educational `reform. Paul Melong, president of the Antigonish local said that the Ontario teachers played an important role in making parents and the public aware of the potential damages inherent in Bill 160. Describing the protest of the Ontario teachers as a "tremendous effort to displace that bill," Melong said the Nova Scotia teachers hope that "honest education reform will take precedence over economic agendas." TML DAILY, 11/12/97 Shawgi Tell Graduate School of Education University at Buffalo [EMAIL PROTECTED]