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Educators and public-sector workers slapped in the face once again
The labour movement must respond to yet another of the government's public-sector pay freeze threats with robust action, writes GAWAIN LITTLE
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ONCE again, in the last week of term for most schools in the country, the government released the recommendation of the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).
Unsurprisingly, it recommended a pay freeze for all qualified teachers and a flat £250 increase on the unqualified instructor rate.
This is a slap in the face for educators who, like other key workers in the public and private sector, have risked their lives throughout the pandemic to keep our schools, colleges and communities going.
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