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12 November 2008 In April, the morale of trade unionists across England and Wales was lifted when tens of thousands of teachers took strike action to oppose the years of below-inflation pay awards being imposed on them by New Labour, writes Martin Powell-Davies, convenor, Socialist Party Teachers. 12 November 2008 The SNP-led West Dunbartonshire council has dropped an investigation into four teachers from Vale of Leven Academy who refused to cross a picket line during recent industrial action by local government workers in pursuit of a decent wage settlement, writes a West Dunbartonshire council worker. 12 November 2008 A day at the chalk face: When the alarm goes off at 6.15 I get up and am instantly depressed by the knowledge that tonight there is a parents' evening. This means I won't return home till ten in the evening, a Huddersfield teacher and member of the National Union of Teachers writes. 5 November 2008 I did my SATs last year. It's definitely true that SATs put more pressure on kids that are going to have pressure in the years to come with their GCSEs, writes Niall Haley, Walthamstow. 22 October 2008 Scotland: Four teachers and members of the EIS teaching union at the Vale of Leven Academy in West Dunbartonshire are facing disciplinary action for refusing to cross a local government workers' picket line during the Scottish council workers' national strike on 24 September... 8 October 2008 "WE CAN'T back down now," one young teacher told a recent National Union of Teachers (NUT) meeting in Lewisham, writes Martin Powell-Davies, secretary Lewisham NUT. 29 July 2008 Schools protest 25 June 2008 "What do Airtours know about running a school?": TEACHERS AT Withins school in Bolton took a second day of strike action on 18 June, over issues arising from their employers' plan to turn it into an 'academy' school, writes Hugh Caffrey. 11 June 2008 Since New Labour came to power in 1997 the wealth of the richest 1,000 people in Britain has quadrupled to £412 billion. Last month it was reported that bankers and financiers had taken a record £12.6 billion in bonuses alone so far this year... 4 June 2008 School students are angry. Over the last six weeks, thousands have walked out in protest against the running down of the education system, writes Ben Robinson, ISR national co-ordinator. 1 - 10 of 53 | Next > |