NASUWT: Overwhelming majority of teachers to take strike action
Commenting as NASUWT and NUT members in the Eastern, West Midlands, East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside regions take a day of strike action today (Tuesday) over adverse changes to teachers’ pay, pensions, working conditions and jobs, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said:
“The overwhelming majority of teachers in all four regions will be on strike today.
“Strike action is a last resort, teachers have been left with no choice but to demonstrate their anger and frustration in the face of their genuine concerns being dismissed and trivialised.
“Teachers of course deeply regret any disruption to children and families. Such action would have been unnecessary had the Secretary of State been prepared to engage in genuine discussions.
“Teachers are asking nothing more of the Secretary of State than to recognise that their pay and conditions of service are directly linked to the provision of high quality education and that their concerns cannot simply be ignored.”
ENDS
Notes to editors
The action is the next stage of a rolling programme of national strike action which will continue with further regional strikes on 17 October in the North East, South East, South West and London.
The NASUWT and NUT will be holding a series of rallies and marches today Details of the rallies are below. The rally venues are open to the media.
Teachers taking the strike action have been asked to attend one of the rallies and have been given the option to either go straight to the rally venue or join one of the short marches to the rallies.
Birmingham rally
11.00am to 12.00pm
ICC, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA
March – Assemble from 10.00 at Victoria Square, Birmingham B1 1BD
Sheffield Rally
11.00am to 12.00pm
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Ponds Forge, Sheaf Street, Sheffield S1 2BP
March – Assemble from 10.00 at Barker’s Pool, City Hall, Sheffield S1 2JA
Cambridge Rally
11.30am to 12.30pm
Cambridge Union Society, 9A Bridge Street, Cambridge CB2 1UB
March – Assemble from 10.30 at Parker’s Piece (behind University Arms pub), Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AD
To arrange interviews please contact the NASUWT press office. Details of the press officers available on the day are below:
Ben Padley – Birmingham 07785 463 119
Lena Davies – Cambridge 07867 392 746
Amanda Williamson – Sheffield 0774 124 6202
Please see a list below of the local authorities affected by strike action on October 1.
Eastern
BEDFORDSHIRE CENTRAL COUNCIL
BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL
THURROCK BOROUGH COUNCIL
East Midlands
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL
DERBY CITY COUNCIL
DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
West Midlands
WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL
SANDWELL MET BOROUGH COUNCIL
SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
SOLIHULL MET BOROUGH COUNCIL
STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL
WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
TELFORD & WREKIN COUNCIL
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL
DUDLEY MET BOROUGH COUNCIL
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
WALSALL MET BOROUGH COUNCIL
WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Yorkshire and Humberside
BRADFORD CITY MET BOR COUNCIL
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
CALDERDALE MET BOROUGH COUNCIL
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL
KINGSTON-UPON-HULL CITY COUNCIL
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL
SHEFFIELD MET CITY COUNCIL
YORK CITY COUNCIL
BARNSLEY MET BOROUGH COUNCIL
DONCASTER MET BOROUGH COUNCIL
KIRKLEES METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
ROTHERHAM MET BOROUGH COUNCIL
WAKEFIELD MET DISTRICT COUNCIL
Ben Padley,
Press and Media Officer,
Campaigns and Communications,
NASUWT
Hillscourt Education Centre
Rednal
Birmingham
B45 8RS
0121 457 6269
07785 463 119
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