Schools face fresh strikes this spring
DAMAGING school strikes will continue in England this Spring after members of the National Education Union voted to reject the government's latest pay offer.
In a major blow to pupils, hundreds of thousands of teachers will walk out of work on April 27 and May 2.Teacher strikes in England will go ahead this month after NEU members voted to reject the latest government pay dealOn a turnout of 66% NEU members voted by an overwhelming 98% to reject the latest pay offer from ministers.Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, NEU Joint General Secretaries, said: "No teacher wants to be on strike.
"The offer will do nothing to stem the teacher recruitment and retention crisis which is so damaging to our children and young people's education. “The NEU is ready as we have stated all along to negotiate with ministers, but this time we hope a lesson has been learnt. Gillian Keegan needs to start negotiations with respect for the profession she is supposedly representing in Government."They argued the rejected deal was "a fair and reasonable offer", which included a commitment to shrink workloads by five hours per week.
Meanwhile, in Wales and Scotland unions have accepted government pay offers, putting an end to months of disruptive strike action.
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