{"id":14253,"date":"2014-03-26T16:58:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T16:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=14253"},"modified":"2014-03-26T17:00:27","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T17:00:27","slug":"nut-school-teachers-strike-and-march-through-central-london-26-march-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/nut-school-teachers-strike-and-march-through-central-london-26-march-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"NUT school teachers’ strike and march through central London, 26 March 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NUT<\/p>\n

Thousands of schools in England and Wales were closed today as a\u00a0National Union of Teachers (NUT) action saw\u00a0teachers join picket lines to protest against\u00a0the government’s failure to negotiate over their pay structures, pensions and working hours.<\/p>\n

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\"NUT<\/p>\n

A march through a showery central London attracted a crowd of around 10,000 people, and we are grateful to\u00a0Leticia Golubov<\/a> for capturing these images. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Citing “intolerable pressures,” the\u00a0union\u00a0balloted members about the action, with 92% of the 40% turnout\u00a0voting in favour of strike action.<\/p>\n

The NUT website<\/a> details the reasons for the strike:<\/p>\n

Strike 26 March against:<\/strong>
\nExcessive workload and bureaucracy<\/a>
\nPerformance related pay<\/a>
\nUnfair pension changes<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Video about the strike:<\/p>\n