NEU WOKINGHAM

Wokingham Branch & District of the National Education Union.

[Daniel Kebede @DanielKebedeNEU]

The framing of "Do teachers want more pension or more pay?" is completely backwards.

Teachers want to be rewarded fairly for the difficult job they do. They want fair pay, and they want to defer some of their earnings so they can live a dignified retirement (a fair pension).

What they don't want is CEOs on in excess of £250k a year, running trusts with reserves in excess of £50m giving them the choice between hardship now or hardship in retirement.

Let's call it for what it is: a flagrant attempt to undermine teachers' terms and conditions that will undermine the pension for the entire profession.

[Schools Week @SchoolsWeek]

Ministers believe schools should remain open for 3 in 4 pupils during strikes, leaked docs show, as DfE prepares minimum service levels law

But the government stands accused of acting in 'bad faith' and deliberately 'collapsing' talks with unions

https://t.co/gbrGCeIEp9

[National Education Union South East @SouthEastNEU]

@NEUnion Isle of Sheppey Oasis members on the picket line today, huge support from parents and the public today. Keep staff and students safe. @DanielKebedeNEU #Oasis #IsleofSheppey #SouthEastNEU

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

#DoYourJobGill

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

Our fight in Wokingham is not slowing down: 2 new picket lines across the district today. Well attended session for parents to come & talk to us about why we rejected the pay offer & still out on strike (we don’t want to be). We love being educators but #educationdeservesbetter

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

Well done team ME! Love the phone box too.

[MrStewHistory @MrStewHistory]

Another amazing @NEUnion picket at Maiden Erlegh School! In the words of Martin Luther King: “A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right… when he refuses to stand up for justice…when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.” #PayUp #SaveOurSchools

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

A great team over at ME!

[Sioban Blight @SiobanBlight]

Another great atmosphere at today’s picket. Proud to stand with so many of my colleagues, demonstrating our resilience and resolve to maintain the pressure to get the much needed funding for schools. #SaveOurSchools #PayUp

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

@AndyCroy It’s a great look!

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

@wepreading Thank you for supporting us too ❤️

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

Thank you ❤️ Always means a lot and for getting the message out that we are fighting our the pupils too.

[Wondering Woman @Boo_Sherratt]

Solidarity with all the teachers striking today in @NeuWokingham and @NEUReading ✊🏼 Teachers and pupils deserve better.@WaingelsCollege @TheBulmersheSch

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

Pls share within your networks (parents what’s app groups are ideal) & social media. We want the opportunity to engage with as many parents & carers as possible about our strike action especially those ones that are a bit sceptical. Plus some fun activities for the children.

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

Helps if I add the details 🤦🏽‍♀️.

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

Pls share this event within your networks (parents what’s app groups are ideal) & social media. We want the opportunity to engage with as many parents & carers as possible about our strike action esp those ones that are a bit sceptical. Plus some fun activities for the children.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

ASCL General Sec, @RealGeoffBarton on teachers' strikes: 'We went into those talks in good faith, they were bizarre and surreal in many times, but we did not play the union barons and we gave an absolute evidence based case.'

https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3

Sky 501/YouTube

[Sky News @SkyNews]

'We are calling for the govt to invest in this generation of children'.

General Secretary, National Education Union, Kevin Courtney said speaking at a joint news conference with teaching unions that they are "prepared to take industrial action"

https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3

[NAHT @NAHTnews]

Incredible show of unity from @cyclingkev @PaulWhiteman6 @PatrickR_NASUWT @RealGeoffBarton at a joint press conference on strike action at #NAHTConf this evening

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

@Headteacher1971 @CensoredHead Lots of Wokingham heads have included NEU material in letters and more recently counteracted the narrative about our pay rise being funded and the impact it will have on their school.

[Censored Head NPQEL 🙋‍♂️ 🇺🇦💛💙 @CensoredHead]

Heard about so many heads covering striking teachers.

Don't do this. There is no badge of honour keeping your school open.

Support your colleagues.

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

@AndyCroy Thanks Andy. What show was it and we will give it a listen?

[NEU WOKINGHAM @NeuWokingham]

We refuse to back down until this government shows us that they value education and the educators within it. It’s is indefensible to fund 0.5% of next year’s pay rise and expect stretched schools to find the remaining. Then tell everyone that our pay rise is funded.