Teachers’ strike: heads to vote over pensions walk-out
Britain’s biggest heads’ union said it would ballot members over a possible walk-out in the autumn amid mounting anger over changes to retirement funds.
If approved, it will be the first time the National Association of Head Teachers has taken strike action in its 114-year history.
The move comes just days after the National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers announced they would hold a coordinated one-day strike on June 30.
It is likely that the two classroom unions will also stage further walk-outs in the autumn alongside any proposed NAHT action, leading to the enforced closure of the majority of state schools in England and Wales.
Russell Hobby, NAHT general secretary, said: “With great reluctance, faced with threats and a refusal to negotiate from the government, we feel we have no option but to demonstrate our anger at this attack on the teaching profession.
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“Like everyone else, teachers have paid the price for the recession in taxes and pay cuts. They are now also being taxed to pay for the mistakes of others.”
The NAHT represents 28,000 heads and deputy heads in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It covers 85 per cent of primary schools and 40 per cent of secondaries.
The union’s ruling executive announced on Friday that it would ballot all members on proposed strike action.
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