The Office of Government Property says £7bn is needed to maintain the school estate. This government spends a third of that.
It's not just RAAC. The National Audit Office advises that 700k pupils are in schools in desperate need of repair.
Our letter to the PM today.
Just a few days before the first ever Troublemakers At Work conference! There are still tickets left and some rooms going. If you need help with travel or accommodation let us know and we try and help!
Staff and @NEUnion members from @WhitefieldPrim1 in Penwortham are striking in an ongoing row over pay and working conditions
Kids are off school for a second day this week
We spoke to some of those on the picket line…
Lancashire Association of Trades Union Councils (LATUC) 75th anniversary of the NHS - No more cuts & austerity. Campaigning street stall from 10am to 2pm, Wednesday 5th July, in Blackburn.
🚩Announcement🚩
You may have seen that the @RMTunion has called rail strikes for Saturday 29 July, the day of the Troublemakers At Work conference. We all support the strikes, but understand that this will pose challenges if you planned to come by train. 1/7 🧵
Picnic in the Park
On strike day 8, Friday 7th July, join teachers, parents and kids from across Lancashire for a festival picnic in Avenham Park, Preston.
We will be in the park from 12 noon to 2pm. There will be speeches, stalls and activities.
#SaveOurSchools#payupnow
Every time a class gets bigger, the quality of education for each child is reduced. Inadequate funding has led to an explosion of class sizes. Fund schools properly. #SaveOurSchools#DoYourJobGill#payupnow
How wages have faired.
MPs: Pay ⬆️ 22% in real terms since 2010
Bankers: Bonuses ⬆️ 101% in cash terms since 2008
CEOs: Pay ⬆️ 23% in 2022 alone
Teachers: Pay 🔻 24% since 2010
Nurses: Pay 🔻 20% since 2010
Whose wages are causing the inflation?
If we are to win, it is vital that you vote: post your vote asap so that it is counted. The envelope will be marked ‘YOUR NEU BALLOT PAPER ENCLOSED’.
We urge you to again vote in favour of strike action for a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise. #PayUpNow#SaveOurSchools
Today, @EndChildPoverty published new figures showing that 4.2m children are living in poverty. This can’t go on any longer.
We are calling on the Govt to scrap the two child limit for benefit payments, immediately lifting 250,000 children out of poverty.”#NoChildLeftBehind
Many members received their ballot papers yesterday. Get them in the post today and show @GillianKeegan and @Jeremy_Hunt that we aren't going away until we get a fair, funded offer. #SaveOurSchools#PayUpNow