The National Education Union (NEU) forced another massive government U-turn in January – delaying the unsafe full reopening of schools. But the fight over safety, workload, pay and jobs is not over.
NEU members in Redbridge secure a victory over health and safety.
We can’t let government failures be used to browbeat us into accepting unsafe working conditions. Unless we remain firm, infections and deaths will continue to rise.
We can be proud that we have helped to push the government back but the battle in schools is still far from over. We have to make sure that schools operate safely for the priority learners they will be teaching face-to-face and that staff are able to resist unacceptable workload demands …
The last few days have seen a monumental battle between members of the biggest education union, the National Education Union (NEU) – and the Tory government. Boris Johnson has yet again been forced into a massive U-turn.
Local Officers, reps and members have been working flat out since the call was made by the NEU that they should assert their contractual right not to attend an unsafe place of work.
NEU Executive announces emergency decision to call on members to exercise ‘Section 44’
Simply concluding that ‘there’s no mood’ leaves us exactly where we are now. Our demands will continue to be ignored. The NEU needs to build and lead struggle as a National Union
A huge picket line, 50 strong, launched the strike against forced expansion of Little Ilford School on Thursday 12 November.
A lockdown that doesn’t include schools? This time, we can’t let them ignore us, this time we need to ballot for union-wide action.