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TEACHERS’ union NASUWT demanded binding national standards of pay and conditions yesterday at its Scottish conference in Edinburgh.
Delegates accused the Scottish government and their employers of “eroding” key provisions pledged in 2001, with voluntary agreements failing to protect the workforce from exploitation.
Scotland organiser Jane Peckham said the issue was simple: “Attacks on teachers’ pay and conditions are attacks on children and young people.”
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