Industrial Action in General Reviews
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Newest Review: ... that much as I didn't see it achieved very much for the individuals, but was more an activity to promote the Union leaders. Arthur Scargill didn't have the best interests of the miners at heart. When I first qualified to teach, my Dad advised me to join the National Union of Teacher's (NUT) as in his opinion, they were the most likely to back up their workers by use of strike action if ... more
... necessary. I was a little unsure at 22, so I went with his suggestion. Before I even started teaching, they were out on their first strike.
Instead of being on the picket line, I found myself at the house of one of my new work colleagues, alongside t...moreCustomer Industrial Action in General Reviews (3)
by - written on 01/08/11 (Very useful, 85 readings)
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I will first state for the record before anyone slates me, I am a qualified teacher. I worked in the profession between 2002 and 2009, and officially I am on a career break, though unofficially I am not likely to return to the job at any time soon. That probably does influence my opinion in that I am aware of what it is like to do that job well, and I am likely to be affected by it in my thought process. Firstly, being able to strike is a freedom of speech that I do agree with. I believe that if the majority do feel aggrieved by a situation, then they should be able to do something about it. I have no problem with people stating their case, but I do have a ... Read the complete review
by - written on 26/07/11 (Very useful, 51 readings)
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Yes I do support the public sector strikes! Before I start, I better say that I am an ex-teacher so I am slightly biased in my views. I had to get out of the classroom through stress as a result of my school (inner city, 90% free school meals) being in Special Measures. Incidentally the school was taken out of Special Measures after a number of years and got the worst results ever that year. I am convinced that Ofsted is a 'jobs for the boys' system that has to justify its existence and achieves no improvement in education at all. The majority of teachers do far more for children than their job requires them to do (extra lessons, revision lessons, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 26/07/11 (Very useful, 60 readings)
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So, as expected, all those who screamed at the politicians to tell them what exactly their plans for cuts were before the election so they could calculate their vote are now the ones screaming at the same politicians for implementing those needed cuts. It seems like most of us were in favour of cuts as long as it wasn't us. The coming season of strikes will reflect that ambiguity. As you lovely people know, last month the teachers went on strike. It was effectively the first day of Cameron's Big Society, a chance to road-test people's abilities to cope without public services, even striking teachers having to find childcare and spare relatives to tend their ... Read the complete review
