MANY SCHOOLS ACROSS SALFORD CLOSED DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTION

National Education Union (NEU) members are out on the first of 7 planned strikes this morning, 4 of which are in the North.

The National Education Union, or NEU, is the UK’s biggest teaching union, many of its members are not only asking for a pay rise but are demanding better funding for schools from the government.

The union says that the decision to strike was not taken lightly with round 500,000 workers talking industrial action over disputes regarding pay, working conditions and pensions.

Talks held on Monday between Education Secretary Gillian Keegan and the general secretaries of unions representing teachers and headteachers, broke down after failing to find a resolution. 

Children who are due to take exams as well as those who are deemed to be vulnerable have been allowed in to most schools as a priority.

Not everyone is happy though as some parents have been forced to take unpaid leave from work, with many saying that they were only made aware that their children would not be in school at the last moment, leaving them scrambling to find cover.

Salford and Eccles MP, Rebecca Long Bailey, hit out at the government in a Twitter post in which she defended the workers rights to strike.

Rebecca, said:

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Solidarity with all workers on strike today in Salford and across the country. They fight for decent conditions, fair pay and the properly funded public services we all deserve