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21/10/2016
Teachers To Take Strike Action In November
The largest teachers' union in Northern Ireland is to take a rolling programme of strike action which is to begin at the end of November 2016.
The NASUWT raised serious concerns over teachers pay, work load and job losses.
Chris Keates, NASUWT General Secretary, said: "The final straw, adding insult to injury, is that after months of so-called negotiations, the employers have belatedly put zero per cent on the table for teachers for 2015-16.
"Teachers' pay in Northern Ireland is now not only failing to keep pace with trends in the graduate labour market, it is also failing to keep up with teachers across the UK, who have at least had the one per cent funded by the Treasury.
"It is disgraceful that the employers and the Department of Education, rather than paying teachers, are simply banking the one per cent from the Treasury.
"The NASUWT is putting employers on notice that unless they come forward with a pay award for 2015-16, and unless the Department of Education agrees to genuine engagement to seek to resolve the NASUWT’s trade dispute, they will be responsible for forcing the dedicated and committed teachers of Northern Ireland to demonstrate their anger and frustration through strike action."
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The NASUWT raised serious concerns over teachers pay, work load and job losses.
Chris Keates, NASUWT General Secretary, said: "The final straw, adding insult to injury, is that after months of so-called negotiations, the employers have belatedly put zero per cent on the table for teachers for 2015-16.
"Teachers' pay in Northern Ireland is now not only failing to keep pace with trends in the graduate labour market, it is also failing to keep up with teachers across the UK, who have at least had the one per cent funded by the Treasury.
"It is disgraceful that the employers and the Department of Education, rather than paying teachers, are simply banking the one per cent from the Treasury.
"The NASUWT is putting employers on notice that unless they come forward with a pay award for 2015-16, and unless the Department of Education agrees to genuine engagement to seek to resolve the NASUWT’s trade dispute, they will be responsible for forcing the dedicated and committed teachers of Northern Ireland to demonstrate their anger and frustration through strike action."
(CD)
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