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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: NEU rally in Parliament Square, London, on Wednesday as teachers stage walkouts across England in an ongoing dispute over pay

TEACHERS in the NEU took strike action on Wednesday and again today as the battle over pay continues to rumble on.

Striking is of course a last resort and teachers, like all workers, do not take the decision to strike lightly. 

There is no “good time” to strike, and this is a particularly difficult time of year to be out of the classroom for members in primary schools, but what other choice do we have?

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