The results are in: in a consultative ballot of 57,000 support staff members of the National Education Union (NEU), 84.9% voted for strike action, with a 61.3% turnout.
With ballots taking place in other support staff unions, a reballot of teachers in the NEU, and ballots in other teaching unions, this is a huge opportunity for a united fightback in schools. Socialist Party members will continue to campaign for maximum unity between all unions in education, and for a bold fighting lead in all those unions.
