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A TEACHERS’ union head has described talks with government officials so far as “silly” and “vague” ahead of planned strikes this week.
Dr Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary of the NEU, said officials had failed to give the union enough information about a possible deal to pause strikes.
Officials have instead repeated that there is “no money” to meet the union’s demands of an above-inflation pay rise, she said.
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