'Teachers are not willing to accept yet another real-terms pay cut and are continuing to fight for a better deal.'
Most Northern Ireland teachers are to go on strike for the first time in five years following the half-term break in a dispute over pay.
Teachers in the NASUWT, INTO, UTU and NAHT unions had previously voted for the option of a walkout. The NEU is also balloting its members on strike action. “The Department of Education needs to wake up and see that this reduction of pay has led to a crisis in recruitment and retention in education. More teachers and school leaders are leaving the profession and with the serious underfunding in education, employers are struggling to replace them.”
“The current pay offer is simply insufficient. Teachers are not willing to accept yet another real-terms pay cut and are continuing to fight for a better deal.
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