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Timetable For Industrial Action To Be SetFri, May 12, 2006Source: NASUWT"NASUWT is pressing for parity for teachers in Northern Ireland with their colleagues in England and Wales.""NASUWT is pressing for parity for teachers in Northern Ireland with their colleagues in England and Wales." Chris Keates, General Secretary of NASUWT, the largest union representing teachers and principals in Northern Ireland and throughout the UK, will be in Belfast tomorrow discussing with Northern Ireland officers and union branch secretaries a timetable for action to seek to resolve the ongoing impasse over pay and conditions of teachers in the province. NASUWT is pressing for parity for teachers in Northern Ireland with their colleagues in England and Wales. Chris Keates said: "I very much regret that we are heading towards a ballot of members but the current situation on pay and conditions cannot be allowed to continue. "Some progress has been made towards pay parity but there are a number of crucial outstanding issues to be resolved. "No progress has been made on tackling teachers' excessive workload and working hours. The employers continue to resist constructive discussion on these matters. "The Government needs to move immediately to break this impasse by building on the social partnership model of working and the agreements reached on pay and conditions which are securing benefits for teachers in England and Wales. "Unless this happens industrial action is inevitable. The NASUWT National Executive has already agreed a ballot. I will be discussing with Northern Ireland colleagues the timetable and plans for its implementation." |