Unhappy teachers back strike action (From Somerset County Gazette)

Longer hours, less pay and everyone pulls together. Well that's what the rest of us are having to do but alas we have to listen to the whining teachers again who work for six months of the year telling us all they're hard done by.
Mark my words the other civil servants will be off again soon and i'm fed up to the back teeth of them, get a life and open your eyes to all the other poor sods around you that are far worse of than you.

Yes, Freespeech, I can totally see what you mean. Fancy only doing the things you are paid to. Fancy expecting to be treated fairly by your employer.
We all know that teachers and others who work in schools will continue to offer services over and above what they are paid to anyway even with the work to rule that is coming. My kids have wonderful teachers who go way 'above and beyond' - I get so fed up of the teacher bashing we keep seeing in the newspapers at the moment.
Perhaps, when people moan about teachers having a few extra weeks holiday than they do, they are just a little bit jealous and wish that they had the skills necessary to teach and/or made different choices themselves when they were choosing a career?

A few extra weeks holiday you say Edwap, try about 23 weeks more holiday than anyone else, jealousy does not come into either as i wouldn't want the job but it is their chosen career and the perks of those holidays and pension makes you wonder why they chose it. There is a person for every type of job and hopefully nigh on everyone chooses their own career path and the majority get on with it, then your left with a minority of moaners who believe they're superior to others and cuts and changes shouldn't effect them and it always seems to be civil servants(includes teachers).

Just had a great idea, how about we pay teachers an hourly rate and start it at lets say £10ph which is more than generous and make them clock in and out of work. No more moaning about how much extra unpaid work and we won't need to worry about paying for all the school holidays as we could give them 21 days paid leave like everyone else, obviously they will need to attend school during holidays to do marking they keep telling us about but as they would be clocking on/off that would be fine. Sorry how stupid of me, that's way too simple.

Freespeech? Where are you getting the absurd idea that teachers get 23 weeks holiday? Try 13, the majority of which is spent planning! I do quite like your clocking-in and out system though, but for different reasons- perhaps then everyone will see teachers working 12hr days (like a lot of teachers I know do!) and coming in during the holidays. Although £10 an hour is what I was paid to stand in a shop eating chocolate all day... I also don't see why you think it's ok for civil servants to be working longer hours and not getting the pay to reflect it... After all, I'm sure if your job asked you to work an extra couple of hours in the evening for the same money!

23 weeks a year? You're either being very facetious or are just plain ignorant!

Teachers must unite against Tories!

Martin Powell-Davies, Member of the NUT national executive, personal capacity.

Teachers have voted overwhelmingly for action against attacks on their pay and conditions. The results for the votes covering teachers in England were: In favour of discontinuous strike action 83.4%, no 16.6%. In favour of industrial action short of strike action 93.1%, no 6.9%. Similar majorities were recorded for the ballots in Wales and in sixth form colleges. Action will start on 26 September.

This government is going all-out to hound and demoralise teachers. On top of a pay freeze, we face 'pay-cuts-by-perform
ance'. Schools minister Gove wants appraisal judgements and new 'teachers' standards' to be used to block pay-rises - or even to kick teachers down the pay scale!

As the scandal over GCSE grading has shown, the standards that teachers and schools are judged against are open to political manipulation too. We face a government intent on blocking opportunities for our students, trashing teachers, cutting our pay and pensions, attacking union facilities and widening school privatisation.

Now the ballot result gives teachers the chance to stand up for ourselves and for education.

The NUT and NASUWT, making up 85% of teachers in England and Wales, have issued common advice to members. It's vital that NUT and NASUWT members meet together in schools to discuss union advice and to plan ahead for the action in their school, encouraging every member to take part.

Regular local reps' meetings, comparing experiences across schools, will also be vital.

Appraisals
The immediate battles may well be around appraisal and observation policies. Where schools are imposing unacceptable policies, strike action is the best response.

Where local authorities are ignoring union protocols, we need to be urgently discussing about escalating action to coordinated strike action in line with NUT advice.

But, alongside this localised action, we also need to call national strike action. That's what really hits the headlines and puts the government under pressure. It also most easily unites members from across different schools and regions.

The NUT has been talking to the NASUWT about national strikes but nothing has been agreed yet. Members of both unions need to demand dates are set for this term. Discussions about coordinating national action should also be held with unions like the PCS - and others like the firefighters and prison officers who have recently voted to reject the government's pensions proposals.

Trade unionists must mass together from across the country on 20 October at the TUC march in London.

The NUT have asked that '68 is too late' is a key slogan on the day. But classroom teachers must make sure this isn't just a day to 'let off steam'. It has to be a springboard to rebuilding united national strike action.

UPDATE added by Martin on 11.9.12: The POA motion at TUC congress calling for "coordinated action where possible with far reaching campaigns including the consideration and practicalities of a general strike" was overwhelmingly passed, with the NUT amongst the majority of TUC delegates voting in favour.

Unfortunately, the NASUWT not only voted against, but also spoke against the motion. In essence, as far as I can see from reports, the NASUWT general secretary argued that a serious campaign of strike action would lose teachers public support.

This is not only wrong, it raises real concerns about the seriousness with which the NASUWT leadership takes the idea of agreeing dates with the NUT for a programme of coordinated strike action.

Rank-and-file members of both unions urgently need to keep up the pressure for unions to set a date for joint national strike action.

For further information or to join the Socialist Party, visit: www.socialistparty.o
rg.uk

Gove sneaking unqualified teachers into academies

The government has sneaked in a proposal to allow academies to use unqualified staff to teach children. This is overwhelmingly opposed by parents and teachers but people had their eyes on the Olympic opening ceremony while this measure was introduced without discussion or negotiation.

The government are acting like pickpockets taking advantage of a distraction. Instead of the pound in your pocket they want to steal the right for our children to have professional teachers. The government has dishonestly claimed that this will allow schools to make use of the services of brilliant men and women to come in and teach. Well they can come in to school any time to answer questions from pupils about their brilliant work and if they wanted to teach they would have been brilliant enough to qualify as teachers.

This is a dirty little trick to get education for the poor on the cheap. Their own children? Oh well of course they will have the best that money can buy. It is the common people who only need amateurs.

Frances Maude wrote defending this decision but ended with the paragraphs: "The Education Secretary, Michael Gove, has now extended this freedom to Academy Schools so that they have the flexibility to employ linguists, scientists, engineers, musicians, university professors, and experienced teachers and heads from overseas and the independent sector who may be extremely well-qualified and are excellent teachers, but do not have QTS status.

"I would like to reassure you though that these measures do not and should not detract from the vital role that strong qualifications play in making sure that the best quality teaching can be provided."

I don't know if he proof-reads his replies but anyone can see this is a blatant contradiction.

All teaching unions are opposed to this measure and it is up to members to make sure they act together against it. The education of our children will suffer if we don't.

For more information or to join the Socialist Party visit: www.socialistparty.o
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FreeSpeech? wrote:
Just had a great idea, how about we pay teachers an hourly rate and start it at lets say £10ph which is more than generous and make them clock in and out of work. No more moaning about how much extra unpaid work and we won't need to worry about paying for all the school holidays as we could give them 21 days paid leave like everyone else, obviously they will need to attend school during holidays to do marking they keep telling us about but as they would be clocking on/off that would be fine. Sorry how stupid of me, that's way too simple.

The minimum statutory allowance for a 5 day week is 28 days, including bank holidays

*TauntonSocialistPar
ty* wrote:
Teachers must unite against Tories!

Martin Powell-Davies, Member of the NUT national executive, personal capacity.

Teachers have voted overwhelmingly for action against attacks on their pay and conditions. The results for the votes covering teachers in England were: In favour of discontinuous strike action 83.4%, no 16.6%. In favour of industrial action short of strike action 93.1%, no 6.9%. Similar majorities were recorded for the ballots in Wales and in sixth form colleges. Action will start on 26 September.

This government is going all-out to hound and demoralise teachers. On top of a pay freeze, we face 'pay-cuts-by-perform

ance'. Schools minister Gove wants appraisal judgements and new 'teachers' standards' to be used to block pay-rises - or even to kick teachers down the pay scale!

As the scandal over GCSE grading has shown, the standards that teachers and schools are judged against are open to political manipulation too. We face a government intent on blocking opportunities for our students, trashing teachers, cutting our pay and pensions, attacking union facilities and widening school privatisation.

Now the ballot result gives teachers the chance to stand up for ourselves and for education.

The NUT and NASUWT, making up 85% of teachers in England and Wales, have issued common advice to members. It's vital that NUT and NASUWT members meet together in schools to discuss union advice and to plan ahead for the action in their school, encouraging every member to take part.

Regular local reps' meetings, comparing experiences across schools, will also be vital.

Appraisals
The immediate battles may well be around appraisal and observation policies. Where schools are imposing unacceptable policies, strike action is the best response.

Where local authorities are ignoring union protocols, we need to be urgently discussing about escalating action to coordinated strike action in line with NUT advice.

But, alongside this localised action, we also need to call national strike action. That's what really hits the headlines and puts the government under pressure. It also most easily unites members from across different schools and regions.

The NUT has been talking to the NASUWT about national strikes but nothing has been agreed yet. Members of both unions need to demand dates are set for this term. Discussions about coordinating national action should also be held with unions like the PCS - and others like the firefighters and prison officers who have recently voted to reject the government's pensions proposals.

Trade unionists must mass together from across the country on 20 October at the TUC march in London.

The NUT have asked that '68 is too late' is a key slogan on the day. But classroom teachers must make sure this isn't just a day to 'let off steam'. It has to be a springboard to rebuilding united national strike action.

UPDATE added by Martin on 11.9.12: The POA motion at TUC congress calling for "coordinated action where possible with far reaching campaigns including the consideration and practicalities of a general strike" was overwhelmingly passed, with the NUT amongst the majority of TUC delegates voting in favour.

Unfortunately, the NASUWT not only voted against, but also spoke against the motion. In essence, as far as I can see from reports, the NASUWT general secretary argued that a serious campaign of strike action would lose teachers public support.

This is not only wrong, it raises real concerns about the seriousness with which the NASUWT leadership takes the idea of agreeing dates with the NUT for a programme of coordinated strike action.

Rank-and-file members of both unions urgently need to keep up the pressure for unions to set a date for joint national strike action.

For further information or to join the Socialist Party, visit: www.socialistparty.o

rg.uk

Same old same old - socialist party using the opportuninty to bring in party politics!

Lulu2011 wrote:

FreeSpeech? wrote:
Just had a great idea, how about we pay teachers an hourly rate and start it at lets say £10ph which is more than generous and make them clock in and out of work. No more moaning about how much extra unpaid work and we won't need to worry about paying for all the school holidays as we could give them 21 days paid leave like everyone else, obviously they will need to attend school during holidays to do marking they keep telling us about but as they would be clocking on/off that would be fine. Sorry how stupid of me, that's way too simple.

The minimum statutory allowance for a 5 day week is 28 days, including bank holidays

Well as they have every bank holiday anyway and normally an inset training day after that it doesn't matter, as regards an earlier comment from someone about getting £10ph serving in a sweet shop, could you please furbish us all with the address as many will be clambering for a job.

*TauntonSocialistPar
ty* wrote:
Teachers must unite against Tories!

Martin Powell-Davies, Member of the NUT national executive, personal capacity.

Teachers have voted overwhelmingly for action against attacks on their pay and conditions. The results for the votes covering teachers in England were: In favour of discontinuous strike action 83.4%, no 16.6%. In favour of industrial action short of strike action 93.1%, no 6.9%. Similar majorities were recorded for the ballots in Wales and in sixth form colleges. Action will start on 26 September.

This government is going all-out to hound and demoralise teachers. On top of a pay freeze, we face 'pay-cuts-by-perform

ance'. Schools minister Gove wants appraisal judgements and new 'teachers' standards' to be used to block pay-rises - or even to kick teachers down the pay scale!

As the scandal over GCSE grading has shown, the standards that teachers and schools are judged against are open to political manipulation too. We face a government intent on blocking opportunities for our students, trashing teachers, cutting our pay and pensions, attacking union facilities and widening school privatisation.

Now the ballot result gives teachers the chance to stand up for ourselves and for education.

The NUT and NASUWT, making up 85% of teachers in England and Wales, have issued common advice to members. It's vital that NUT and NASUWT members meet together in schools to discuss union advice and to plan ahead for the action in their school, encouraging every member to take part.

Regular local reps' meetings, comparing experiences across schools, will also be vital.

Appraisals
The immediate battles may well be around appraisal and observation policies. Where schools are imposing unacceptable policies, strike action is the best response.

Where local authorities are ignoring union protocols, we need to be urgently discussing about escalating action to coordinated strike action in line with NUT advice.

But, alongside this localised action, we also need to call national strike action. That's what really hits the headlines and puts the government under pressure. It also most easily unites members from across different schools and regions.

The NUT has been talking to the NASUWT about national strikes but nothing has been agreed yet. Members of both unions need to demand dates are set for this term. Discussions about coordinating national action should also be held with unions like the PCS - and others like the firefighters and prison officers who have recently voted to reject the government's pensions proposals.

Trade unionists must mass together from across the country on 20 October at the TUC march in London.

The NUT have asked that '68 is too late' is a key slogan on the day. But classroom teachers must make sure this isn't just a day to 'let off steam'. It has to be a springboard to rebuilding united national strike action.

UPDATE added by Martin on 11.9.12: The POA motion at TUC congress calling for "coordinated action where possible with far reaching campaigns including the consideration and practicalities of a general strike" was overwhelmingly passed, with the NUT amongst the majority of TUC delegates voting in favour.

Unfortunately, the NASUWT not only voted against, but also spoke against the motion. In essence, as far as I can see from reports, the NASUWT general secretary argued that a serious campaign of strike action would lose teachers public support.

This is not only wrong, it raises real concerns about the seriousness with which the NASUWT leadership takes the idea of agreeing dates with the NUT for a programme of coordinated strike action.

Rank-and-file members of both unions urgently need to keep up the pressure for unions to set a date for joint national strike action.

For further information or to join the Socialist Party, visit: www.socialistparty.o

rg.uk

"This government is going all-out to hound and demoralise teachers." I think thats WAY off the mark. It should read "This government is going all-out to hound and demoralise anybody who isn't rich and that even includes the disabled." That would be closer to the truth....

I Hate CSC wrote:

*TauntonSocialistPar

ty* wrote:
Teachers must unite against Tories!

Martin Powell-Davies, Member of the NUT national executive, personal capacity.

Teachers have voted overwhelmingly for action against attacks on their pay and conditions. The results for the votes covering teachers in England were: In favour of discontinuous strike action 83.4%, no 16.6%. In favour of industrial action short of strike action 93.1%, no 6.9%. Similar majorities were recorded for the ballots in Wales and in sixth form colleges. Action will start on 26 September.

This government is going all-out to hound and demoralise teachers. On top of a pay freeze, we face 'pay-cuts-by-perform


ance'. Schools minister Gove wants appraisal judgements and new 'teachers' standards' to be used to block pay-rises - or even to kick teachers down the pay scale!

As the scandal over GCSE grading has shown, the standards that teachers and schools are judged against are open to political manipulation too. We face a government intent on blocking opportunities for our students, trashing teachers, cutting our pay and pensions, attacking union facilities and widening school privatisation.

Now the ballot result gives teachers the chance to stand up for ourselves and for education.

The NUT and NASUWT, making up 85% of teachers in England and Wales, have issued common advice to members. It's vital that NUT and NASUWT members meet together in schools to discuss union advice and to plan ahead for the action in their school, encouraging every member to take part.

Regular local reps' meetings, comparing experiences across schools, will also be vital.

Appraisals
The immediate battles may well be around appraisal and observation policies. Where schools are imposing unacceptable policies, strike action is the best response.

Where local authorities are ignoring union protocols, we need to be urgently discussing about escalating action to coordinated strike action in line with NUT advice.

But, alongside this localised action, we also need to call national strike action. That's what really hits the headlines and puts the government under pressure. It also most easily unites members from across different schools and regions.

The NUT has been talking to the NASUWT about national strikes but nothing has been agreed yet. Members of both unions need to demand dates are set for this term. Discussions about coordinating national action should also be held with unions like the PCS - and others like the firefighters and prison officers who have recently voted to reject the government's pensions proposals.

Trade unionists must mass together from across the country on 20 October at the TUC march in London.

The NUT have asked that '68 is too late' is a key slogan on the day. But classroom teachers must make sure this isn't just a day to 'let off steam'. It has to be a springboard to rebuilding united national strike action.

UPDATE added by Martin on 11.9.12: The POA motion at TUC congress calling for "coordinated action where possible with far reaching campaigns including the consideration and practicalities of a general strike" was overwhelmingly passed, with the NUT amongst the majority of TUC delegates voting in favour.

Unfortunately, the NASUWT not only voted against, but also spoke against the motion. In essence, as far as I can see from reports, the NASUWT general secretary argued that a serious campaign of strike action would lose teachers public support.

This is not only wrong, it raises real concerns about the seriousness with which the NASUWT leadership takes the idea of agreeing dates with the NUT for a programme of coordinated strike action.

Rank-and-file members of both unions urgently need to keep up the pressure for unions to set a date for joint national strike action.

For further information or to join the Socialist Party, visit: www.socialistparty.o


rg.uk

"This government is going all-out to hound and demoralise teachers." I think thats WAY off the mark. It should read "This government is going all-out to hound and demoralise anybody who isn't rich and that even includes the disabled." That would be closer to the truth....

Thanks for the feedback I Hate CSC, Taunton and Somerset Socialist Party completely agree with your comment that "This government is going all-out to hound and demoralise anybody who isn't rich and that even includes the disabled." That would be closer to the truth....

The Socialist Party's comment focused on teachers however, as the Gazette's article is about teachers backing strike action"

A rage is building up. How can it be any other way? Every aspect of our lives is under threat - and the people attacking us, the pro-big business politicians, the bosses and the right-wing media, are sitting pretty. We suffer. They get richer.

That anger is bursting out. Faced with cuts to the services and benefits that disabled people rely on, 80,000 people at the Paralympics booed Tory Chancellor George Osborne. This week the booing continued when Thatcher's name was mentioned at a vigil for the 96 killed at Hillsborough. Expressing the mood YouTube footage shows Liverpool fans singing "there's going to be a party when Maggie Thatcher dies".

The Con-Dems should be warned. Among the first expressions of anger in Greece, which has seen a colossal mass movement of the working class against austerity, with generalised strike action at its heart, was jeering and booing of pro-cuts politicians. Since then a prime minister was removed and a government brought down - with the current coalition also on course for collapse.

But the Con-Dems, attempting to hide their own division, plan to carry on making the remaining 85% of their planned cuts. No doubt serious opposition is needed.

But the 'official' opposition is far from providing this. The latest poll from YouGov puts Labour 12 points ahead; hardly surprising given the hatred for the government. In fact the latest British Social Attitude Survey puts trust in politicians in general at only 9%.

Actually Labour has already suffered a 'booing' of its own - as well as Labour leader Ed Miliband having a personal approval rating lower than Cameron's! Asked at the TUC what a Labour government would do about the pay freeze on public sector workers Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls explained that Labour supported the freeze. That did not go down well. Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS, has previously pointed to the scandal of workers in benefit offices being forced by low pay to claim the very benefits they dispense.

An RMT delegate then asked if Labour would repeal the anti-trade union laws. No. Labour will not be helping or supporting the mass fightback necessary to end austerity.

Even when the government's policies appear to be crumbling, a la the Universal Credit, the most Labour can muster is a demand for this pauperising measure to be delayed by a year.

Behind Labour's poll lead a growing number of people are questioning its usefulness as a defence against cuts and are starting to look for an alternative.

During a debate on austerity at the TUC an RMT member pointed out that fighting cuts also had to be aimed at Labour councils who have pushed through every cut suggested by the Con-Dems. He explained that his union backs the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), an electoral alliance that stands anti-cuts candidates.

The potential for this coalition to be a reference point for the struggle was illustrated when motion 5, the prison officer union's general strike motion, was moved and seconded by members of the TUSC steering committee, POA general secretary Steve Gillan and RMT general secretary Bob Crow. First into the debate was a third member of that committee (click here for John McInally's speech).

It was no coincidence that Steve and Bob were also on the platform of the National Shop Stewards Network (NSSN) rally on the first day of the Congress. That rally was part of a lobby building pressure for a 24-hour general strike.

Mood for action growing

The overwhelming support at the Congress for that motion reflects the pressure from ordinary members and activists who want to, and need to, see a powerful fightback. Inspired and then frustrated by the experience of the 30 November public sector strike and subsequent sell-out by right-wing trade union leaders, the mood for generalised action is growing.

Writing in the Independent, commentator Laurie Penny correctly warns: "If the left isn't taking the possibility of a general strike seriously, though, the government certainly is. Plans have been revealed to draft in the army to fill in the gaps left by a possible 6.5 million public sector and service workers, as well as unguessable numbers of wildcat and solidarity strikers in other industries."

Her description of what is possible is in line with what the Socialist proposes: coordinating action between public sector unions - pay is an obvious common issue - and calling on all groups of workers with live disputes to link up their actions. But also appealing to every other section of the 99% suffering cuts to support.

The 20 October TUC demo will provide a fantastic opportunity to show the support there is for the TUC to coordinate this action - and if they don't for the left trade unions to do it. The Socialist calls on all our readers to assist in this campaign. Below is a letter produced by the NSSN.

A motion based on this letter should be moved in every trade union branch, in every trade union meeting, and at meetings of trades councils, tenants associations, student groups, anti-cuts campaigns and every other body we can reach. It should be discussed with neighbours, families and friends. It should be tweeted, Facebooked and blogged about. A petition is available for gathering names in support. See NSSN website for campaign material.

We're in the fight of our lives. The demand must be that the TUC makes it a matter of urgency to meet, discuss and set the date for a 24-hour general strike as soon as possible after a magnificent show of strength on 20 October. As we go to press Rob Williams, national chair of the NSSN, is meeting with the TUC leadership to say this. Reports next week and online.

A one-day strike must be the first step in a determined strategy against austerity, but it could have a transformative effect on 'social attitudes'. Working class people will get a glimpse of their potential power and strength as the most significant social force in society and of how the government can be forced out.


For further information or to join the Socialist Party visit: www.socialistparty.o
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Lulu2011 wrote:

*TauntonSocialistPar

ty* wrote:
Teachers must unite against Tories!

Martin Powell-Davies, Member of the NUT national executive, personal capacity.

Teachers have voted overwhelmingly for action against attacks on their pay and conditions. The results for the votes covering teachers in England were: In favour of discontinuous strike action 83.4%, no 16.6%. In favour of industrial action short of strike action 93.1%, no 6.9%. Similar majorities were recorded for the ballots in Wales and in sixth form colleges. Action will start on 26 September.

This government is going all-out to hound and demoralise teachers. On top of a pay freeze, we face 'pay-cuts-by-perform


ance'. Schools minister Gove wants appraisal judgements and new 'teachers' standards' to be used to block pay-rises - or even to kick teachers down the pay scale!

As the scandal over GCSE grading has shown, the standards that teachers and schools are judged against are open to political manipulation too. We face a government intent on blocking opportunities for our students, trashing teachers, cutting our pay and pensions, attacking union facilities and widening school privatisation.

Now the ballot result gives teachers the chance to stand up for ourselves and for education.

The NUT and NASUWT, making up 85% of teachers in England and Wales, have issued common advice to members. It's vital that NUT and NASUWT members meet together in schools to discuss union advice and to plan ahead for the action in their school, encouraging every member to take part.

Regular local reps' meetings, comparing experiences across schools, will also be vital.

Appraisals
The immediate battles may well be around appraisal and observation policies. Where schools are imposing unacceptable policies, strike action is the best response.

Where local authorities are ignoring union protocols, we need to be urgently discussing about escalating action to coordinated strike action in line with NUT advice.

But, alongside this localised action, we also need to call national strike action. That's what really hits the headlines and puts the government under pressure. It also most easily unites members from across different schools and regions.

The NUT has been talking to the NASUWT about national strikes but nothing has been agreed yet. Members of both unions need to demand dates are set for this term. Discussions about coordinating national action should also be held with unions like the PCS - and others like the firefighters and prison officers who have recently voted to reject the government's pensions proposals.

Trade unionists must mass together from across the country on 20 October at the TUC march in London.

The NUT have asked that '68 is too late' is a key slogan on the day. But classroom teachers must make sure this isn't just a day to 'let off steam'. It has to be a springboard to rebuilding united national strike action.

UPDATE added by Martin on 11.9.12: The POA motion at TUC congress calling for "coordinated action where possible with far reaching campaigns including the consideration and practicalities of a general strike" was overwhelmingly passed, with the NUT amongst the majority of TUC delegates voting in favour.

Unfortunately, the NASUWT not only voted against, but also spoke against the motion. In essence, as far as I can see from reports, the NASUWT general secretary argued that a serious campaign of strike action would lose teachers public support.

This is not only wrong, it raises real concerns about the seriousness with which the NASUWT leadership takes the idea of agreeing dates with the NUT for a programme of coordinated strike action.

Rank-and-file members of both unions urgently need to keep up the pressure for unions to set a date for joint national strike action.

For further information or to join the Socialist Party, visit: www.socialistparty.o


rg.uk

Same old same old - socialist party using the opportuninty to bring in party politics!

Lulu 2011,

The Socialist Party have conistently opposed the austerity policies of both the Coalition government and the New 'Labour' opposition.



On the other hand however, your somewhat oblique dismissal of the Socialist Party, could be interpreted as your partisan support for the three main parties' policies of austerity for the millions, whilst the super-rich continue to amass their £billions.

Perhaps you are attempting to conceal your 'Party Politics'?

www.socialistparty.o
rg.uk

I think there a strike and man module when at in doing teaching.

Ageing population unaffordable pensions I has to happen. Yes some bankers get rich still but it's a manic 20 hour days working in spare time. Comes at a price.

I used to think teachers got a bad press but now my child has started primary school I understand, the saying those who can't teach. Turning up to a parents meeting and the teacher tell she hasn't spent time with my child, so they basically wasted my time. They don't start work to gone 9 have assistants and lunch supervisors it's a pastime job paid at 20k plus are you kidding me. If I called a client into meeting and had nothing to other I would be shot.

They bark orders at me telling me stagger my arrival with the parents, that's genius how do I know when others are being dropped off. My child has a list of foods she must not bring and personal banning foods I have observed first hand is bad. Child should be allowed to eat a bi of everything and make healthy choices.

Mi_Coc wrote:
I think there a strike and man module when at in doing teaching.

Ageing population unaffordable pensions I has to happen. Yes some bankers get rich still but it's a manic 20 hour days working in spare time. Comes at a price.

I used to think teachers got a bad press but now my child has started primary school I understand, the saying those who can't teach. Turning up to a parents meeting and the teacher tell she hasn't spent time with my child, so they basically wasted my time. They don't start work to gone 9 have assistants and lunch supervisors it's a pastime job paid at 20k plus are you kidding me. If I called a client into meeting and had nothing to other I would be shot.

They bark orders at me telling me stagger my arrival with the parents, that's genius how do I know when others are being dropped off. My child has a list of foods she must not bring and personal banning foods I have observed first hand is bad. Child should be allowed to eat a bi of everything and make healthy choices.

I can't for the Christ of me work out what you are trying to say, your English and spelling is that bad.

Rather than blathering on about what the Socialist Party OPPOSE - care to inform use what they PROPOSE?

Oh, and some facts and figures rather than some vague notion of a socialist nirvana that has never existed and where tried, brought misery, suffering & corruption to millions.

Guy Smiley wrote:
Rather than blathering on about what the Socialist Party OPPOSE - care to inform use what they PROPOSE?

Oh, and some facts and figures rather than some vague notion of a socialist nirvana that has never existed and where tried, brought misery, suffering & corruption to millions.

How right you are, but i must draw your attention to the corruption that is rife in our political system.