STRIKE DAY

How is it decided that members at my school will go on strike or not?

This is a national ballot and the decision will be taken nationally not at local or school levels. If the ballot result leads the Union to call on members to take strike action then it is for each individual member to respond.

The Union will hope that all members can participate in the one day strike. Under the Law, for the Union to call a strike requires there to be a simple majority of those voting in the ballot.

Can the head teacher cover the affected classes with another teacher or do the children have to be sent home?

We would not expect members of other unions to undertake the work of colleagues taking strike action. The other teaching unions would normally advise their members not to do so in order that our action was not undermined. School Representatives should approach representatives of other unions and ask them to make this clear to all their members. Supply agencies are prevented by law from supplying teachers to cover the work of employees taking industrial action.