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School support staff unions accept £1,290 pay deal

School support staff unions accept £1,290 pay deal

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Agreement follows biggest support staff union falling short in ballot for strike action Agreement follows biggest support staff union falling short in ballot for strike action Unions representing school support staff have accepted a pay rise worth at least £1,290 after the biggest failed to meet the threshold for strike action. Unison and GMB confirmed this week their staff have accepted the offer for the 2024-25 financial year, which began in April. The deal is lower than the almost £2,000 offer accepted in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. The rise this year equates to 5.77 per cent for the lowest-paid workers. Unions had asked for an increase of either £3,000 or 10 per cent, whichever is higher. Failed strike ballot Unison, the biggest support staff union, balloted its 345,000 member in schools and local government for strike action. But not enough workers voted to meet the threshold meaning it has now accepted the deal, its head of local government Mike Short said. Pay for council-employed school support staff is negotiated between local authorities – referred to …

NASUWT leader Dr Patrick Roach to step down

NASUWT leader Dr Patrick Roach to step down

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Trade unionist says he won’t seek a second term in the teaching union’s top job Trade unionist says he won’t seek a second term in the teaching union’s top job More from this theme Recent articles Dr Patrick Roach, the general secretary of the NASUWT teachers’ union, will stand down from the role next year. The trade unionist’s first term comes to an end in 2025, and he has announced today he will not seek re-election. Before taking over the top job from Chris Keates in 2020, Roach served as the union’s deputy general secretary for a decade. He was previously its assistant general secretary. He said today the election of a new government gave his successor the opportunity to “make their mark”. He said the past 15 years “witnessed one of the most difficult and turbulent periods for the teaching profession” “But, throughout, we have continued to deliver support, protection and a stronger voice for our members at work. Now, new opportunities lie ahead to secure a new deal for teachers and our mission …

Dodgers Kowtow To Teachers Unions, Honor ‘Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence’

Dodgers Kowtow To Teachers Unions, Honor ‘Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence’

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Authored by Brenda Lebsack & Rebecca Friedrichs via RealClearPolitics, The “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” according to Catholic Vote, is “a vile anti-Catholic organization.” Their motto is “Go and sin some more” and they use the cross for pole dances. The group satirizes Catholic beliefs for the sake of activism. They mock Easter Sunday with a Hunky Jesus/Foxy Mary contest. According to the Catholic League, they hold “Midnight Confessional Contests” awarding the “hottest confessions.” So it makes sense that Dodgers fans came unglued when they heard their team would be rewarding the anti-Catholic, anti-Christian group. The Dodgers withdrew their award in response to customer outrage and disinvited the “Sisters,” but the California Teachers Association stepped in and strong-armed the Dodgers into standing with perverts against the will of their paying customers. CTA’s May 2023 New Business Item states, “CTA shall release a public statement condemning the Dodgers’ recent decision to rescind the Community Hero Award for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.” As veteran California teachers who’ve served within the unions and personally witnessed the radical agenda CTA …

Teaching unions urge Labour to tackle child homelessness

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More from this theme Recent articles School leaders have urged Labour to quickly alleviate child poverty after new figures revealed a record number of youngsters were living in temporary accommodation. The number of children in temporary housing with their families in England soared to 151,630 as of the end of March, new figures show. This is the highest figure since records began in 2004 and Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the ASCL school leaders’ union, slammed the rise as “a source of national shame”. He warned that living in temporary accommodation is likely to have an impact on the mental health and wellbeing of the children affected, and their educational outcomes. Overall, 117,450 households were in temporary accommodation as of the end of March. Among these, there were 74,530 households with children, up 4.6 per cent from the previous quarter — and up 14.7 per cent jump from March 2023. Labour’s manifesto pledged an “ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty” and Bridget Phillipson, education secretary, is jointly lead a ministerial taskforce develop this plan. “We …

Labour vows to ban fire and rehire after war of words with unions | Labour

Labour vows to ban fire and rehire after war of words with unions | Labour

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Labour has vowed it will change the law to ban fire and rehire, after a war of words with unions who accused the party of watering down its pledges on workers’ rights. The plans are revealed in a new leaked dossier, which was sent to trade unions ahead of a crunch meeting with Keir Starmer and contains sweeping plans for an overhaul of workers’ rights including on employment status, protection against unfair dismissal and union representation. But Unite accused the party of “betrayal” and said it was “unrecognisable” from the original proposals, citing a stark change in language on fire and rehire, zero-hours contracts and plans for legislation. A number of trade union sources said there would be “serious discussions” on the document at a meeting planned with Starmer on Tuesday. The leaked document cautions that the overhaul will take time to implement, promising a “full and detailed consultation” on a plan to define a single status of “worker” in law, as well as a review of parental leave rights in the first year and …

Schools ‘sidelined’ in favour of ‘populist talk’

Schools ‘sidelined’ in favour of ‘populist talk’

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More from this theme Recent articles Schools have been “sidelined” in favour of “populist talk on immigration, polarised positions on trans rights and removing the right to protest”, a headteachers’ union leader has warned. Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT, told its annual conference that all politicians must “raise your game out of the gutter of smears, misdirection, and the creation of division to simply win a vote”. His comments come amid a disastrous set of local election results for the Conservatives, who have already lost over 170 council seats and with around a third of races still to be called. Whiteman told delegates that “for the best part of fifteen years now, schools have been treated as though they’re a sideline, a niche portfolio to be considered once all populist talk on immigration, polarised positions on trans rights, and removing the right to protest have been exhausted”.  “Oh and let’s not forget the right to strike. The effect of such neglect on our schools has been pernicious. “If political parties think the electorate …

France unions, pro-Palestinian protesters march on May Day before Olympics

France unions, pro-Palestinian protesters march on May Day before Olympics

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PARIS — Demands for wage hikes, chants for Gaza and a smattering of calls to extinguish the Olympics flame echoed in the streets of Paris on Wednesday, as traditional May Day labor rights marches melded with pro-Palestinian protests and anti-Olympics sentiment. May 1 is Labor Day for much of the world and an annual display of protest and activism. In France, it can be a good moment to take the temperature of the nation. Source link

Hundreds of flights cancelled despite French air traffic controllers calling off strike

Hundreds of flights cancelled despite French air traffic controllers calling off strike

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Hundreds of flights were cancelled at French airports Thursday despite the country’s main air traffic controllers’ union dropping a call for a one-day strike after making a deal for higher pay. Issued on: 24/04/2024 – 23:26 2 min In Paris around 75 percent of flights at Orly and 55 percent at Charles de Gaulle airport will be dropped Thursday, the DGAC civil aviation authority told airlines in a notification seen by AFP on Wednesday. Around 65 percent of services at Marseille airport and 45 percent elsewhere in France will also be cancelled, it added. The impact is expected to be similar to the cancellations expected when the strike was still going ahead. Earlier Wednesday, the SNCTA union walked back a strike call, saying it had struck a deal for higher pay and other measures with the DGAC. The union’s demands had come in response to a planned overhaul of French air-traffic control systems. The DGAC said that despite the strike’s cancellation, the last-minute deal with the SNCTA and the need to finalise details with smaller …

French air traffic controller strike threaten travel chaos at Paris airports

French air traffic controller strike threaten travel chaos at Paris airports

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French air traffic controllers are to stage a one-day strike Thursday that risks seeing most flights cancelled at the two main Paris airports, France’s leading aviation association warned Tuesday. Issued on: 23/04/2024 – 19:03 1 min Unions called the strike after a breakdown of negotiations on salary increases and other measures in a planned overhaul of France’s air traffic control system. The action has raised new concerns over the risk of strikes during the Olympic Games that Paris is due to host from late July, when hundreds of thousands of extra visitors are expected. The main air traffic union has also warned it could order several days of strike action over a busy May holiday weekend if its demands are not met.  The strike is going to be “very strongly followed”, said Pascal de Izaguirre, the head of FNAM, an umbrella group of French aviation industry unions. He said 75 percent of flights could be cancelled at Paris Orly airport and 65 percent at Charles de Gaulle, the capital’s main airport. Regional airports are also …