The document discusses pay cuts for teachers of up to 4% per year from 2008 to 2011 imposed by the government to control public spending, despite inflation being over 4%. It outlines how different levels of teachers are now earning less in real terms and suggests holding joint union meetings and voting yes in the upcoming strike ballot to take action against the pay restraint.
The document discusses pay cuts for teachers of up to 4% per year from 2008 to 2011 imposed by the government to control public spending, despite inflation being over 4%. It outlines how different levels of teachers are now earning less in real terms and suggests holding joint union meetings and voting yes in the upcoming strike ballot to take action against the pay restraint.
The document discusses pay cuts for teachers of up to 4% per year from 2008 to 2011 imposed by the government to control public spending, despite inflation being over 4%. It outlines how different levels of teachers are now earning less in real terms and suggests holding joint union meetings and voting yes in the upcoming strike ballot to take action against the pay restraint.
Edition The 74th Newsletter For ALL Plymouth NUT Members November 2007
PAY: What can we do?
eases to e cle ar its de sir e to hold teachers’ pay incr ad ans to control The Government has m 08 to 2011, as part of its pl nu m fro m 20 ar- 2% or less per an d m ult i-y ea r se ttlem ent on teachers is a ye impose public spending. This 4% pa y cut. In fla tio n m ea nwhile has risen to over on-year ic and he r pu bli c se cto r wo rkers such as the Publ th ot holding a The NUT has joined wi UN IS ON in resisting these cuts by CS ) an d ars, later this Civil Servants Union (P th e first in over twenty ye r st rik e ac tio n, national ballot fo term real terms? es e be lo w in fla tio n cu ts meant for teachers in What have th e off fie d te ac he r is cu rre ntly £700 per year wors ♦ A newly qu ali £1000 worse off ♦ A main scale teacher is per day los ing on av er ag e £3 7 per month— over £1 ♦ Teachers are Ma na gement Allowance has not ‘sa fe gu ar de d’ ♦ Anyone on a so-called April 2003 seen an increase since r graduates. gin th eir ca re er ea rn ing 10% less than othe ♦ Teachers be e gap has widened to m ore than 20% ye ar s in th e jo b, th After 5 t should be y ta lk of pa y re str ain t from this governmen pay Remember that an ct th at Cit y bo sses received average berin g fa tempered with the so lti ng in co llective Xmas bonuses of £14b. ye ar , re su increases of 37% last SO WHAT CAN WE DO? school ctor union meetings in ♦ Organise joint public se ow the results dic ative ba llo ts in school and let us kn ♦ Ho ld in tio n wh en that ballot form drop s r st rike ac ♦ Be sure to vote YES fo early December in through your letterbox Ian Williams Barrie Frost Dave Clinch Wtä|w fÅtÄx National Executive Secretary Secretary Secretary & Torbay Secretary Cornwall NUT Plymouth NUT Devon NUT TIME FOR ACTION
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