Teachers in Wales will be balloted on industrial action over pay later this month, unless their demand for a 12% rise is awarded by the Welsh Government. The Nasuwt teachers’ union issued formal notices to the Minister for Education, local authorities and employers in Wales at lunchtime today (THURS SEPT 29) saying it is in dispute over the failure to confirm a pay award of 12% for 2022/23 year.
The Welsh Government offered teachers a 5% rise in line with England in July, but that has not yet been formally agreed. The Nasuwt described the offer as “an insult” with inflation running into double digits and after 12 years of "pay erosion".
The Nasuwt said it has been left with “no alternative other than to move to ballot members for industrial action”. Similar letters have been sent to the ministers for education in England and Scotland with 300,000 Nasuwt members UK-wide, including more than 13,000 in Wales.
