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Teaching unions set for summer strikes showdown over Education Secretary Michael Gove’s privatisation policies
NUT poised to back action after NASUWT agrees walkout mandate
Teachers are poised for a summer showdown with Tory Education Secretary Michael Gove over his attacks on pay, pensions and the future of their profession.
Britain’s two biggest teaching unions — with over half a million members — are likely to strike next term unless Mr Gove backs down.
Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) are today expected to vote for a national walkout in the week beginning June 23 that could for the first time go beyond a single day.
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With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
