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Teachers to Strike
There will be six strike days between November and February.
Some of the island’s teachers will go out on strike for six days over the coming months, after members of the NASUWT rejected the gov’s latest pay offer.
Strike action is planned for November 30 and December 1. Further strikes will follow on January 11 and 12 and February 15 and 16.
The strike action has been called after NASUWT members overwhelmingly rejected the gov’s latest revised pay offer.
Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary, said: ‘Responsibility for the escalation of our industrial action to strike action and any disruption caused as a result lies entirely with the DESC.
‘The revised pay offer tabled by the DESC represents yet another real-terms pay cut for teachers who have already seen the value of their pay fall by more than 30% in real terms since 2010.
‘Teachers are unable to make ends meet due to soaring cost of living and years of pay erosion is adversely affecting the recruitment and retention of teachers. The last thing our members want to do is to take strike action but have been left with no other choice.
‘The DESC must use the time available to engage with us to find a negotiated solution and we urge ministers to do so.’
