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02-Apr-08 10:15 [Pay and Reward]
Teachers to strike over pay The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has announced teachers are to go on strike for the first time in two decades in response to a dispute over pay and employee reward.
NUT members voted in favour of strike action, which is set to go ahead on 24th April 2008.
Steve Sinnott, the NUT general secretary, said: "NUT members have voted 3:1 in favour of industrial action. I call on the government to think again and ensure that salaries at least keep pay in line with inflation and that there is a recognition of the continuing workload pressures on teachers."
Ed Ball, the schools secretary, has previously said that the teachers would be given a rise of 2.45 per cent from September 2008 and by 2.3 per cent from September 2009 and 2010 but the NUT has rejected this offer.
The NUT is both a trade union and a professional association.
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