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More strikes could be on the cards for Northern Ireland’s schools in the new academic year as Ireland’s largest teaching union confirmed its members will protest over the prolonged erosion of their pay and increasing levels of "unmanageable" workload.
The INTO said the real value of teachers’ pay has been continually eroded since 2010, firstly due to austerity measures, and now in the form of a 1% public pay policy which means members are struggling to keep pace with a near double digit inflation rise. “We can no longer ignore the frustration and anger of our membership who are faced with escalating costs to both energy, food and National Insurance increases. They feel their goodwill throughout the pandemic has been taken for granted and they are now at breaking point.”
In May, the Ulster Teachers' Union joined forces with the INTO, the National Education Union and National Association of Head Teachers in a joint pay campaign. The NASUWT also said 81% of ballots returned advocated for strike action, due to the "deep anger" at the current state of affairs in the education sector.
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