4/28/2008 10:24:00 AM
The Guardian 25 April
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) remains ebullient about the impact of the first national strike in 21 years that took place yesterday, amid warnings further action will not go down well with teachers. Christine Blower, acting general secretary of the NUT, said: "Thousands of members turned out to support this day of action. It shows the NUT made the right decision to call upon its members to strike. "Erosion of teachers' pay is now firmly on the public agenda as a result. We have highlighted the case for pay, which at least keeps up with the rate of inflation as measured by the retail price index. "One message that came across loud and clear from our young teacher members is that a combination of declining pay rates and unacceptable workload is driving them out of the profession at an alarming rate. "They feel undervalued by a government that asks them to repay student loans at a rate of 4.8% yet only wants to give them a pay increase of 2.45%. "The review body made clear that if inflation increased beyond 3.25% then the pay negotiations could be re-opened. This provides the government with an opportunity to act to improve pay prospects for teachers." Guardian
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