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Teachers in England gearing up for potential strike action
Teachers in England are once again gearing up for potential strike action after an overwhelming majority of National Education Union (NEU) members rejected the government's latest pay offer.
In an electronic ballot, 93.7% of respondents turned down the proposed 2.8% pay rise, labelling it inadequate and unfunded. If the pay offer had been accepted, schools would have had to find the money from existing budgets to pay for the increase - with many saying they are already overstretched.
Some 83% of teachers said they would be willing to take industrial action to secure a better deal. The vote, which included 134,487 teachers in state schools across England (a turnout of 47.2%), was a clear signal that union leaders are not backing down.
In a statement after the vote, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said a move towards industrial action by teaching unions "would be indefensible.
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