Month: June 2016

NUT one-day strike – Tuesday 05/07/2016

A massive demonstration has been organised and will take place in London.

  • Assemble from 11h00, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA (outside BBC)
  • March 12h00
  • Rally from 13h30 in Parliament Square

Nearest tube station: Great Portland Street.

Please circulate details amongst your colleagues.

Resources:

Kevin Courtney video about the strike:

Share video link:  https://youtu.be/LJDK2fG5t8I

Flyer for Demonstration
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March & Rally pdf flyer. An A4 version and some A5 copies will be mailed to schools. The regional office is also e-mailing details to all members.

Facebook: Events page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1592799037684512/

Parents Leaflet
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To give out to parents explaining why we are going on strike – there are two versions in the pdf download file, one which has space to add details if they want to organise a meeting, the other has information on how parents can support us. Please feel free to use these locally.

 

Urgent Appeal For Stewards:

We wish to identify six colleagues from your association who can act as stewards for the day – this will help us make sure we have a well organised march and rally and are able to deal with any media scrum should any celebrities turn up. Please inform the NTA President.

Mail to:president@newhamteachers.org.uk

NUT Reps Meeting 28/06/2016

Multiethnic Group of People Holding Letter Network.
Reps Network Meeting.

NUT Representatives Meeting

Tuesday 28/06/2016

17h00 East Ham Town Hall

 

Speaker: Stefan Simms, London NUT Executive Committee Member & Divisional Secretary of Ealing NUT

Subject: Report on NUT Executive Committee meeting and the implementation of its decisions.

Please ensure at least one member from your work place will be able to attend and then report back to a group meeting.

(This meeting replaces the Working Party Meetings originally scheduled for this date.)

Please Email Your MP

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Kevin Courtney

Please email your MP.

Appeal by Kevin Courtney, Acting NUT General Secretary:

Help your MP get the message – enough is enough

 

Earlier this week I wrote to all MPs. The NUT’s message explained the harm that funding cuts are having in schools, the threat to teachers’ pay and conditions and why the Union is standing up for education by balloting for industrial action.

This message will have much more of an impact if MPs now hear from lots of their constituents reinforcing the points the NUT has raised nationally.

We have provided a template email, which you can personalise. It will only take you a few minutes to email your MP.

If you haven’t already done so, please do use your vote in the NUT’s ballot and vote YES for education, your profession and your pay and conditions.

Thanks in advance for your support.

Please return your NUT Strike Ballot Paper

This short video explains why teachers are saying ‘enough is enough’ and that now is the time to take action.

Please return your NUT Strike Ballot Paper and vote YES.

If you have not already done so, following the NTA’s recent email request, you can help our association by informing us that you have returned your Strike Ballot Paper using our survey: NTA Survey

NTA’s nomination for NUT General Secretary

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Kevin Courtney

The NTA ballot papers relating to the nomination of the NUT General Secretary were processed. The majority of NTA members who voted wished to nominate a candidate for the new NUT General Secretary. The NTA’s nomination is Kevin Courtney. The nomination papers were sent to the NUT before the deadline.

 

The NUT announced that 2 candidates have been nominated to stand for election. They are Kevin Courtney & Beth Davies

Election Timetable

Ballot papers will be despatched on Friday, 24 June 2016 by the independent scrutineer. Ballot papers will be accompanied by candidates’ election statements, biographical details and photographs.

Members who do not receive a ballot paper by Monday, 11 July 2016 should be advised to contact the election ballot hotline on 020 7380 4825. They will need their membership number to hand.

The closing date for receipt of completed ballot papers at the offices of ERS is midday on Friday, 15 July 2016.