Formal postal ballot for strike action
The national executive has decided that a formal ballot of teacher and support staff members will open on 3 October and close on 15 December
Reports indicate that any pay rise for teachers will be below inflation and not fully funded.
The 3.3 per cent increase announced for school support staff is also well below the claim submitted by sister unions and unfunded.
This lack of funding will force heads into making even more cuts. The only way to improve things is if we work together, stand up collectively and show this government we won't sit back while our schools are starved of the funds they need.
If the government does not take urgent action to save education, we must act. So, we are asking you to get ready:
- Make sure all your contact details are up to date by visiting MyNEU.
- Talk to your colleagues at school and make sure they have saved the date.
- Get in touch with your NEU rep or branch secretary and find out more.
The government must step up and deliver the properly funded education system our children and young people deserve. Read the key issues in this campaign
Ballots show high support for strike action
Teachers and support staff in state-maintained schools in England voted in parallel online indicative ballots on action over funding, pay and workload.
A total of 96 per cent of teachers voted to reject the government's proposal for an unfunded 6.5 per cent pay rise spread over three years.
90.5 per cent of teachers and 86.1 per cent of support staff said they were willing to take strike action to win sufficient funding for schools, secure above-inflation pay increases, reduce workload and prevent redundancies.
More than 150,000 NEU members voted in the indicative ballots.
