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Teachers union head says talks with government have been ‘silly’ and ‘vague’
Joint general secretary of the National Education Union Mary Bousted (left) and RMT general secretary Mick Lynch join striking members and supporters on a march from Portland Place to Westminster
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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NEU members at Woodfield School in north London are taking sustained industrial action against enforced cuts to learning support assistants’ hours and pay. MARY ADOSSIDES reports
