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TEACHERS celebrated victory today after strike action forced Swansea Council to agree to honour collective agreements and stop adverse employer practices.
NASUWT Cymru members in the city had been on strike since September 12 after the dispute was sparked when a teacher was dismissed for breaking up a fight.
He was exonerated through the agreed disciplinary processes, but the council applied pressure to repeat the process, which then sacked him.
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
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
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