Thousands of schools in England and Wales were closed today as a National Union of Teachers (NUT) action saw teachers join picket lines to protest against the government’s failure to negotiate over their pay structures, pensions and working hours.
A march through a showery central London attracted a crowd of around 10,000 people, and we are grateful to Leticia Golubov for capturing these images.
Citing “intolerable pressures,” the union balloted members about the action, with 92% of the 40% turnout voting in favour of strike action.
The NUT website details the reasons for the strike:
Strike 26 March against:
Excessive workload and bureaucracy
Performance related pay
Unfair pension changes
Video about the strike:
Discuss the strike on the urban75 boards.
More:
Guardian report
NUT website
BBC report
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