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Fair Pay
The Campaign
Continues
The result of the
ballot is as follows
Number voting YES:
29,813 (51.72% of valid vote)
Number voting NO:
27,829 (48.28% of valid vote)
Ballot papers issued:
194,505
Ballot Papers returned:
57,642
Turnout:
29.7%
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Although there is a
slight majority in favour industrial action, this is
not the significant call to action that the executive
had hoped for.
On the basis of
members’ views and the current economic uncertainty,
the NUT National Executive has decided against
committing members to further strike action.
Acting General
Secretary Christine Blower says:
“I am pleased that
many of our members have been involved in the pay
campaign. Colleagues continue to feel that pay levels
for teachers are too low, which means that the case
for Fair Pay for Teachers has not gone away. We will
continue to work with the TUC on the public sector pay
campaign across the board.
With
inflation rising and living standards falling, the NUT
is the only Union which has balloted members on pay.
The NUT, alone amongst teachers' organisations, has
given members the democratic opportunity to take a
stand.
Acting General
Secretary Christine Blower says:
“I would like to thank
all colleagues who have played their part in organising the
campaign and those who voted in the ballot. I look forward to
your continuing support for our campaigns.”
The NUT will continue to
seek to work with other unions and partners within the
education service to take forward the essential campaigns to
achieve fair pay. The Union will, additionally, take its pay
campaign to the Government, the STRB, Parliament and the
public.
Other Action
Whilst the NUT will
continue to fight for fair pay for teachers, this is
not the only sphere in which your union is currently
active. Other campaigns include.
Action on Key Stage 2 SATs
After the fiasco of
the marking of the Key Stage 3 SATs, the government
has capitulated on and decided that the divisive and
stressful testing is no longer necesssary. We
will be working towards a similar realisation for
the Key Stage 2 and campaigning for their abolition
Campaign on
workload
Excess planning,
excessive and unsympathetic observations, crazy
meetings schedules and other workload issues are all
still problems in Derbyshire schools. We will
be taking action in areas where the workload
agreement is clearly not being abided by.
Campaign against
the Academies & Trust Schools agenda.
The union will continue to
promote its campaign for a good local school for every cochild
and every community
TLRs. and safeguarded sums
Safeguarded sums will cease
to be paid from December 31st. Likewise, any work that you are
doing as part of that role should cease at that point. We will
do all we can to support members where there is any attempt to
make them continue that role without proper remuneration.
Join Us
We will continue to build
our membership locally and nationally. You can help by getting
more involved locally.
A good place is to start
is:
Local Union Training Winter 2008
School Reps’ Briefing - 2008
Health and Safety Briefing
- 2008
Click here for details
Another way is to attend a
local meeting. Click on the link below to
find out when your local association meets next.
Chesterfield & East
Derbyshire Association
High Peak Association
Southern
Derbyshire Association
West Derbyshire
Association
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