Schools facing disruption as teachers take two days of strike action
2 years, 1 month ago

Schools facing disruption as teachers take two days of strike action

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The strike will have a varying impact on schools across the country with Glasgow City Council saying that “each school will have different plans as the numbers in the two unions taking action – the SSTA and NASUWT – will vary”. This is first time members in Scotland have taken national strike action in over a decade Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT The strikes come as part of a dispute over pay between the teaching unions and the Scottish Government and local government body Cosla. Glasgow City Council said that “each school will have different plans as the numbers in the two unions taking action – the SSTA and NASUWT – will vary”. “The cost-of-living crisis has brought this situation to a head and unless ministers and employers act to offer teachers a fair and decent pay award we cannot rule out further strike action in the months to come.” Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has said that the strike is in “no-one’s interest” and the Scottish Government remains committed to finding a fair settlement for Scottish teachers.

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Scottish schools set for further strikes as support staff reject pay offer
1 year, 2 months ago

Scottish schools set for further strikes as support staff reject pay offer

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Strike by part-time government school teachers in Tamil Nadu enters ninth day
1 year, 3 months ago

Strike by part-time government school teachers in Tamil Nadu enters ninth day

The Hindu  

The strike by part-time teachers from Government Schools entered its ninth day, with thousands of them continuing their sit-in protest at the DPI Campus at Nungambakkam in Chennai on October 3. K. Sesuraja, State President, Tamil Nadu Part-time Special Teachers Association, said that six rounds of talks have taken place so far with officials from various levels in the School …

What do I need to know about how strikes are affecting schools in Scotland?
1 year, 3 months ago

What do I need to know about how strikes are affecting schools in Scotland?

The Independent  

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Time running out to avert school strike action, union warns
1 year, 3 months ago

Time running out to avert school strike action, union warns

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Teachers in England to stage fresh strikes in long-running pay dispute
1 year, 6 months ago

Teachers in England to stage fresh strikes in long-running pay dispute

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Schools face disruption as teachers in England strike in pay dispute
1 year, 8 months ago

Schools face disruption as teachers in England strike in pay dispute

The Independent  

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Headteachers could be balloted again over strikes after union rejects pay offer
1 year, 9 months ago

Headteachers could be balloted again over strikes after union rejects pay offer

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Schools face more strikes this spring as teaching union members reject pay offer
1 year, 9 months ago

Schools face more strikes this spring as teaching union members reject pay offer

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UK teachers reject government pay offer amid labor unrest
1 year, 9 months ago

UK teachers reject government pay offer amid labor unrest

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What? A strike? Parents blindsided by looming LAUSD walkout that is closing schools
1 year, 9 months ago

What? A strike? Parents blindsided by looming LAUSD walkout that is closing schools

LA Times  

Jessica Aguilera, a parent at 153rd Street Elementary School, said she is supportive of the teachers, who are planning a three-day strike. Like most parents in the nation’s second-largest school district, Marianne Webster was shocked to learn of the massive strike set to shutter public schools across Los Angeles for three days next week. “When I picked him up he …

Scotland’s largest teaching union accepts pay deal to end strikes
1 year, 10 months ago

Scotland’s largest teaching union accepts pay deal to end strikes

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Teachers’ union claims it was ‘excluded’ from new pay talks
1 year, 10 months ago

Teachers’ union claims it was ‘excluded’ from new pay talks

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Teaching union warns of potential for more strikes across Scotland
1 year, 10 months ago

Teaching union warns of potential for more strikes across Scotland

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Teachers to stage fresh strikes in dispute over pay
1 year, 10 months ago

Teachers to stage fresh strikes in dispute over pay

The Independent  

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Teachers in Scotland begin targeted strikes in key constituencies
1 year, 10 months ago

Teachers in Scotland begin targeted strikes in key constituencies

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Sturgeon and Swinney constituencies to be hit in ‘targeted’ teacher strikes
1 year, 11 months ago

Sturgeon and Swinney constituencies to be hit in ‘targeted’ teacher strikes

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‘Vast majority’ of schools in England and Wales affected by teachers’ strike
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Vast majority’ of schools in England and Wales affected by teachers’ strike

The Independent  

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Majority of schools in England closed to some pupils amid teachers’ strike
1 year, 11 months ago

Majority of schools in England closed to some pupils amid teachers’ strike

The Independent  

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The irony of teachers strikes? Many won’t really be striking at all
1 year, 11 months ago

The irony of teachers strikes? Many won’t really be striking at all

The Independent  

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Teachers in Northern Ireland set to strike over pay award
1 year, 11 months ago

Teachers in Northern Ireland set to strike over pay award

The Independent  

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The true impact of strikes in Britain revealed – £6bn and counting
1 year, 11 months ago

The true impact of strikes in Britain revealed – £6bn and counting

The Independent  

The government has been warned about the crippling impact of the ongoing industrial unrest as analysis suggests recent strikes have caused a £6bn hit to the economy. The government is also facing possible industrial action from ambulance staff, train drivers, postal workers, firefighters, Border Force officials, jobcentre staff and other civil servants. The Public and Commercial Services union is expecting …

Unions to meet Education Secretary after teachers vote to strike over pay
1 year, 11 months ago

Unions to meet Education Secretary after teachers vote to strike over pay

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Schoolchildren could face return of 'lockdown-learning' as NEU reveals strike dates
1 year, 11 months ago

Schoolchildren could face return of 'lockdown-learning' as NEU reveals strike dates

Daily Mail  

The Education Secretary has hit out at teachers in England and Wales who plan to go on strike as millions of pupils face being plunged back into 'lockdown-style learning'. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has hit out at teachers in England and Wales who plan to go on strike as tens of thousands of pupils now face being plunged back into …

Education Secretary cannot guarantee schools will stay open amid teacher strikes
1 year, 11 months ago

Education Secretary cannot guarantee schools will stay open amid teacher strikes

The Independent  

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When are teachers going on strike in 2023?
1 year, 11 months ago

When are teachers going on strike in 2023?

Daily Mail  

Thousands of teachers will strike in February and March in a row over pay - despite warnings the walkouts will put vulnerable children at risk, but how will it affect your children? England and Wales - February and March: National Education Union, which has 300,000 members and is the largest education union, has announced seven days of action in February …

Teachers urged not to strike to avoid ‘damage’ to children’s education
1 year, 11 months ago

Teachers urged not to strike to avoid ‘damage’ to children’s education

The Independent  

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Thousands of teachers could strike despite warnings - as Scottish union members walk out
1 year, 11 months ago

Thousands of teachers could strike despite warnings - as Scottish union members walk out

Daily Mail  

The country's largest teaching union will today announce if it plans to strike despite warnings that walkouts will put vulnerable children at risk. Teachers demonstrate outside Holyrood Secondary School on January 16, 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland Teachers on the picket line outside Pinkie St Peters Primary School in Musselburgh, East Lothian Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Dame Rachel de Souza …

Strike vote by teachers fails to reach 50% meaning walkout plans fail
1 year, 11 months ago

Strike vote by teachers fails to reach 50% meaning walkout plans fail

Daily Mail  

A teaching union was last night dealt a humiliating blow after it failed to get enough votes to support a walkout. Just 42 per cent of the primary and secondary staff balloted by NASUWT turned out to vote in what has been described by MPs as a ‘win for parents and pupils’. The union said it remained in dispute with …

Teachers begin second day of strike action in pay dispute
1 year, 11 months ago

Teachers begin second day of strike action in pay dispute

The Independent  

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Teachers ‘deliberately misled’ over pay offer, union claims
2 years, 1 month ago

Teachers ‘deliberately misled’ over pay offer, union claims

The Independent  

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Teachers need to win hearts and minds if they choose strike action
2 years, 2 months ago

Teachers need to win hearts and minds if they choose strike action

The Independent  

We live in unthinkably challenging times. Almost lost from the news cycle in the last week has been one such story: the decision by the two biggest teacher unions and the biggest headteacher union to ballot over taking strike action. Some 64 per cent of its 35,000 members responded, with 84 per cent backing some kind of industrial action and …

Why school teachers seem more willing to go on strike
2 years, 4 months ago

Why school teachers seem more willing to go on strike

CNN  

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. “Strikes are desperate and costly actions, and so teachers are only going to strike after they’ve already exhausted other options.” What’s happening in Columbus Columbus is the largest school district in Ohio, and students in the district may not be able to start school on time now that the …

Teachers in Scotland ‘ask for 10% pay rise’ amid soaring inflation and cost of living crisis
2 years, 11 months ago

Teachers in Scotland ‘ask for 10% pay rise’ amid soaring inflation and cost of living crisis

The Independent  

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Teacher union calls for two-day strike in January
5 years, 1 month ago

Teacher union calls for two-day strike in January

NL Times  

Teacher union AOb is calling on its members to strike on January 30th and 31st next year. The largest teachers' union in the Netherlands is demanding higher wages for its members, so that the teaching profession remains attractive in the fight against the growing teacher shortage. "The members clearly expressed their opinion: the willingness to take action is enormous", AOb …

Primary teachers' strike on November 6 to go ahead after unions change tack
5 years, 2 months ago

Primary teachers' strike on November 6 to go ahead after unions change tack

Dutch News  

A strike by primary school teachers on November 6 appears to be back on after unions reversed their decision to call it off. The largest union in the sector, the AOb, withdrew its support for the strike on Friday after the cabinet agreed a €460 mln funding package with unions to close the pay gap between primary and secondary teachers …

Primary teachers' strike on November 6 to go ahead after unions change tack
5 years, 2 months ago

Primary teachers' strike on November 6 to go ahead after unions change tack

Dutch News  

A strike by primary school teachers on November 6 appears to be back on after unions reversed their decision to call it off. The largest union in the sector, the AOb, withdrew its support for the strike on Friday after the cabinet agreed a €460 mln funding package with unions to close the pay gap between primary and secondary teachers …

4,000 private schools in Maharashtra threaten to strike over RTE issues
5 years, 10 months ago

4,000 private schools in Maharashtra threaten to strike over RTE issues

Hindustan Times  

The Federation of Schools Association of Maharashtra, an umbrella body of 16 school associations across the state, called for a state-wide strike on Monday to protest against various issues regarding the implementation of Right to Education law. While over 4,000 private English medium schools across the state threatened to join the strike, around 250 schools from the city have given …

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