Teachers and senior doctors are next in line for a fresh wave of strikes, as unions start balloting members on the move
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Members of the National Association of Head Teachers and National Education Union rejected the Government’s recent pay offer. Ballots for members to vote on industrial action are opening today . NEU joint secretaries Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney blamed a “lack of engagement” from the Government for the decision, but said it was “never too late for the Education Secretary to come to the negotiating table and make an improved offer”. But a Department for Education spokesperson said the move was “bitterly disappointing”.Senior doctors in England also start voting on Monday on whether to strike in the continuing dispute over pay.
He said the union “simply could not accept a deal that continued this downward trend and have been left with no option but to proceed today with the ballot for industrial action”. But a Department for Health spokesman said the Government was urging the BMA to "carefully consider the likely impact of any action on patients.”
They said: "We hugely value the work of NHS consultants and they received a 4.5% pay uplift last financial year increasing average earnings to around £128,000. They will also benefit from generous changes to pension taxation announced at budget and are eligible to apply for additional financial awards worth up to £40,000 a year as part of the NHS consultant contract."
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