Trade union news
New larger, merged teaching union
ATL and NUT to form a new union
From a press release from the NUT and ATL, 22 March 2017
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Today, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) announced that members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining to form a new union. The union will be called the National Education Union.
The National Education Union will come into existence on 1 September 2017 with over 450,000 members, representing the majority of teachers and providing a powerful voice for the whole education profession, including support staff, lecturers and leaders working in state-funded and independent schools and colleges. It will be the fourth largest trade union in the UK and the biggest union of teachers and education professionals in Europe.
ATL Ballot Results
Total number of papers issued: 121,083
Total number of ballot papers returned: 29,841
Total number of spoiled papers: 111
Number voting ‘YES’: 21,722
Number voting ‘NO’: 8,008
Percentage voting ‘YES’: 73%
NUT Ballot Results
Total number of papers issued: 300,046
Total number of ballot papers returned: 67,865
Total number of spoiled papers: 29
Number voting ‘YES’: 65,908
Number voting ‘NO’: 1,928
Percentage voting ‘YES’: 97.2 per cent
