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TEACHERS walked out for the first of six planned strikes yesterday after being offered a pay rise that “wouldn’t even buy them two cups of coffee.”
Members of teaching union NASUWT at Challney High School for Girls in Luton said management had failed to offer the 2 per cent rise that has been standard in the east of England.
NASUWT executive member Colin Surrey said: “For a teacher in their second year of teaching, this amounts to an increase of £4.65 a week before deductions. Not enough to buy two cups of coffee at a well-known establishment.
A past confrontation permanently shaped the methods the state will use to protect employers against any claims by their employees, writes MATT WRACK, but unions are readying to face the challenge
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
