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Bulletin of Leeds NUT
Office 0113 230 4385
Fax. 0113 2747663
Email: leedsnut@btconnect.com
Website: www.leedsnut.co.uk
Editor: Patrick Murphy
Edition: 10/2008 Date: Friday September 12th 2008
Price rises slash teachers’ pay
TEACHERS PAY LAGGING…
Teachers Pay Rise
2.45%
2.5%
At the end of this first month back at work we will The School Teachers Review Body had a fresh
receive pay packets which include a 2.45% increase. opportunity to address this problem in July. They had
Members will be aware that the NUT has already the power to ask the government to look again at our
taken strike action in opposition to that pay deal on 2008 pay settlement given that inflation was so high.
the grounds that it was well below inflation and that The NUT asked them to do just that. They accepted
we are also to get below inflation increases for the that inflation was high enough to merit a review and
following two-years. that this would have a significant impact on teachers’
living standards but argued that there was no need
Events since April and especially over the summer for a review because there was no evidence of
period have only made matters worse. When NUT serious problems in recruiting new teachers to the
members voted to strike last term inflation was 3.8% job. Of course we have been demonstrating for years
and rising. Inflation is now 5% so that the prices we that the major problem for teacher supply isn’t initial
pay for goods, services, mortgages and so on are recruitment but retention. Thousands of young
rising at twice the rate of our salaries. In fact even people continue to be attracted to teaching- only for
this figure can provide only a partial picture of the up to 50% to leave within 4 years!
problem we all face. For most individuals their
personal inflation rate will be much higher. The For all these reasons the NUT is preparing for a
incredible rises in energy and fuel costs alone will further industrial action ballot this term. Such a ballot
mean a very difficult winter for many of our members. th
is likely to open on October 6 and will ask members
to support ‘discontinuous’ action. This would allow for
During the NUT action the government insisted that more than just a one-day strike and would give the
we were using the wrong measure of inflation. The Union flexibility to call additional days, half-days or
‘real’ measure, they claimed, was the consumer price selective action in particular areas. On this timetable
index (CPI). They prefer the CPI because it excludes the first action would need to take place by
some major costs, like rising mortgages, and is th
November 27 at the latest. You will be fully informed
always lower. At the time of our strike the CPI was and consulted throughout this period by the local and
2.2% and, on the basis, they claimed that teachers national union. We will be working hard to involve the
would receive a real increase in pay. other school unions both teaching and non-teaching,
By July the CPI was up to 4.4%. The ground has though that is not always within our control. In the
shifted dramatically on the issue of teachers’ pay. meantime we would ask members to be prepared, to
Even by the government’s chosen measure there is discuss the issues with colleagues at work and to
no doubt that teachers are having their pay and their ensure that the evidence and arguments presented
living standards cut. here are as widely known as possible.
JOIN THE NUT:
Ring the Recruitment Hotline on 0845 300 1669 OR Visit the NUT
Websites: www.leedsnut.co.uk OR www.teachers.org.uk (National)
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
THURSDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2008
4.45PM – 6.30PM - SHEESH MAHAL,LEEDS
(346-348 Kirkstall Rd, Leeds - opposite Vue Cinema Complex)
(Tea and Coffee will be available from 4.30 pm)
Special Guest Speaker
Christine Blower
Acting National General Secretary
“ Who’s Failing Kids” - 638
Schools or Government Policy?
A room has been booked (upstairs) and all members attending will have the opportunity to enjoy a free
meal and a chance to meet officers and other members afterwards. The Sheesh Mahal is an award-
winning, licensed restaurant with a well-established reputation for excellent food combined with first-class
service.
LEEDS NUT OFFICERS FOR Police in Schools
2008 - 2009 Leeds NUT have received a few concerns
from members where police officers have
President - Mike Stirland
had to come into their school to deal with
Vice President – Claire Johnson pupils and have done so in what they felt
was an inappropriate manner.
Division Secretary - Patrick Murphy There is an agreed national protocol called
“Police and Schools – A Code of Practice”
Treasurer - Dennis Gibbons which should be used in these situations.
This gives guidelines for the conduct of all
Membership Secretary - Richard Raftery
police involvement in schools. This may be
Assistant Secretary - Paul Walton a useful reference if you have concerns or
have experienced any situation where you
Assistant Secretary - Claire Johnson have felt that an incident was inappropriately
dealt with. Or you can contact this office for
Health & Safety Officer - Tim Hales
further advice.
Bulletin of Leeds NUT
Office 0113 230 4385
Fax. 0113 2747663
Email: leedsnut@btconnect.com
Website: www.leedsnut.co.uk
Editor: Patrick Murphy
JOIN THE NUT:
Ring the Recruitment Hotline on 0845 300 1669 OR Visit the NUT
Websites: www.leedsnut.co.uk OR www.teachers.org.uk (National)
