Around 700 workers are set to take part in the strike from June 15 - 23
Education Authority staff are set to strike for seven days in June with significant disruption expected at schools across Northern Ireland.
The action centres in a row with the Education Authority over a pay and grading review, which had been offered as an alternative to a pay increase in 2021-22 that staff were not satisfied with. "Chris Heaton-Harris has set a completely inadequate budget for Northern Ireland’s public services. He has left education workers with no alternative but to strike to defend themselves," she said.
"We are not going to accept more of the same. Unite has notified the employer of our intention to initiate seven days of strike action commencing Thursday 15th June and continuing weekdays until Friday 23rd June. "As a result of planned UNITE strike action, we are expecting some disruption, including to EA home to school transport services and school meals services. The strike action is also likely to impact on the availability of some Classroom Assistants, particularly in Special Schools.
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