Northern Ireland teachers will swap their classes for picket lines today telling bosses they are “tired of being taken for granted”.
The half day strike is expected to see teachers back in class by 12pm, however it is expected that without a deal being struck between unions and the Department of Education Tuesday’s action will be repeated in the coming weeks.
Teachers are expected to hold pickets at their schools ahead of rallies across Northern Ireland starting at round 10am to 10.30am. The strike action comes amid an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions with teachers saying they have suffered a ‘real-term’ pay cut due to below inflation raises. They also say they face increasing workloads and falling budgets with teachers having to pay for school resources out of their own pockets.
