Teachers to go on strike over pay offer

WEST Sussex teachers will be taking part in one-day strike action on April 24 in response to the Government's pay offer of 2.45 per cent.

By The Newsroom

Published 8th Apr 2008, 17:17 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:22 BST

Dave Thomas, the divisional secretary of the West Sussex Teachers' Association, said: "The largest teachers' union, the National Union of Teachers, has voted to strike on April 24.

"In real terms, teachers' pay has been eroded by lower-than-inflation pay increases every year since 2005. Now the Government seeks to impose further cuts in the living standards of teachers and their families.

"The settlement for 2008 increases pay generally by 2.45 per cent.

"The RPI, the standard measure of inflation, is running at some four per cent. In real terms, teachers will again be worse off.

For full story see West Sussex Gazette April 9