Teacher strikes in England called off as union accepts pay rise
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPlanned strikes for teachers all across England have been called off after the union accepted a 6.5 per cent pay rise. The National Education Union (NEU) said 86 per cent of its teacher members in England voted to accept the new deal and call off industrial action.
It comes after members of the union staged eights days of strike action in state school across England since February due to a pay dispute.
Meanwhile, four education unions are considering further walkouts in the autumn term, however, their general secretaries recommended members accept the 6.5 per cent pay rise.
In a re-ballot of NEU teacher members in England on strike action, which opened in May before the pay offer was made, 95 per cent supported renewing the union’s strike mandate for a further six months, with a turnout of 53 per cent. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Members of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) in England have already voted to accept the pay rise from September.
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