As noted in the National Educational Union, they will demand an increase in salaries
Thousands of teachers in England and Wales will take part in strikes in February and March, demanding higher salaries. The majority of the members of the National Educational Union voted for this decision, according to a statement issued on Monday by the trade union, which unites about 510 thousand teachers.
It is noted that 90% of teachers and 84% of support staff spoke in favor of strikes with the aim of "fully funded salary increases above the inflation rate." In total, the union organizes seven strikes from February 1 to March 16. However, they will be implemented in such a way that each school will not work due to strikes for no more than four days.
In 2022, teachers' salaries in England and Wales were raised by 5%. However, the trade union insists that this is not enough in a situation where inflation in the country last year approached a record for four decades of 11%.
Earlier, more than 70 thousand employees at 150 British universities and colleges announced their determination to hold strikes. The strikes, which will last for 18 days in February-March of this year, are organized by the Trade Union of Universities and Colleges, according to which the main disagreements with employers relate to "pay, working conditions and attacks on pensions."
A wave of strikes has swept the UK since December 2022 amid a sharp rise in inflation and a drop in real incomes. In particular, railway workers, border control officers, ambulance service employees, nurses and postmen did not go to work. The British authorities have repeatedly stated that they cannot afford to raise the salaries of people employed in the public sector in accordance with the level of inflation, since such measures will only lead to further price increases in the country and create an additional burden on the budget.
Source : AZgeopolitics telegram channel 17 Jan 2023
