Next proposed Date for strike action

looby75

My ds brought a letter home on friday saying that the next date earmarked for strike action by the unions that caused so many schools to be closed the other week is Thursday 27th April.

It's not set in stone yet, but its the date that is looking most likely. I just thought that it might help some of you working parents who need to arrange childcare to have an idea of when the next strike might be.

hth

Broken_hearted

Yep we have been warned as well and to top it off the Monday after is May day.

looby75

Ouch, that could be a big problem for a lot of people

andycarmi

UNISON NEWS

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Action to continue over pensions
(7/4/06) More than a million people will take strike action again over pensions in a region-by-region rolling programme on 25, 26 and 27 April.

Although there are some TUC-brokered talks underway in a fresh effort to solve the dispute, the planned joint union regional action is set to go ahead.

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: "Our members, and members of ten other public service unions are fed up with being denied equal treatment over pensions.

"All they want is the same protections that have been offered to every other public sector worker."

The rolling programme will see every UNISON region take part over the three days in the following order:


25 April: South East, Eastern, South West and Greater London


26 April: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland


27 April: Northern, North West, Yorks and Humberside, East and West Midlands.

Dave Prentis added: "We are in this for the long-term. This rolling action is part of a campaign of sustained and varying industrial action. We still hope we can reach an agreement – UNISON has always wanted a negotiated solution – but we are ready to defend our members' pension rights."

From Unison website.

jockettuk

didnt affect our school last time hope not this time.. will wait and see

hjb123

The only way we were affected was our wheelie bins werent collected and when we rang the next day we were told it would be the next normal collection date - ie another fortnight - anyhow local papers got onto it and so many complained they added an extra collection the following week - imagine a month without rubbish picked up! What a stink!

VickyA_2

Although the school that I work in was open on the last strike day, the children were not allowed to stay in school at lunchtime. This was due to the fact that none of the support staff/lunchtime supervisors were in because they were on strike. Our head said that next time he would think about closing the school. We will see

busby1_2

Has anyone considered taking the union to court for not letting the kids go to school,

if it was the parents, they would be looking at a fine or even imprisonment..

its ok for them, as they get a day off they can look after their own kids, what about the parents that work and cant get a childminder

VickyA_2

As I'm new in this teaching malarky I don't know whether I'd lose a day's pay even if I'm the one not striking, yet the school is closed. Anyone know? My union website doesn't have anything specific like that on it and the telephone lines are shut because it's a Sunday! Not meaning to be too selfish, but I've got a wedding this year (my own!) and I need all the money that I can get.

jockettuk

busby1 wrote:

Has anyone considered taking the union to court for not letting the kids go to school,

if it was the parents, they would be looking at a fine or even imprisonment..

its ok for them, as they get a day off they can look after their own kids, what about the parents that work and cant get a childminder

sue the unions thats a new one on me. technically you get notice they going on strike so theres time to sort out childcare. Im sure they dont think its ok for us as we can look after our kids most of them on the picket lines.. i dont agree with strikes but sometimes its the only way to get things noticed.

irnbru_2

VickyA wrote:

As I'm new in this teaching malarky I don't know whether I'd lose a day's pay even if I'm the one not striking, yet the school is closed. Anyone know?

If your union is not on strike then you will be in receipt of pay.