Teachers and school staff in Wales are set to go on strike in a row over pay. School leaders from the NAHT and NEU unions have voted in favour of strike and action short of strike after balloting their members over Christmas in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Unions have been campaigning for months for a pay increase close to inflation, which is currently over 10%. Teachers in Wales rejected the Welsh Government's offer of a 5% increase in November, calling it an "insult" and threatening to strike unless a higher offer was put on the table.
Both the NEU and NAHT, two of the biggest teaching unions, announced their ballot results on Monday. The NEU Cymru ballot result saw 92.28% of teacher members vote to strike on a turnout of 58.1%, above the threshold needed to legally strike. A ballot of support staff in Wales saw the majority of members vote yes 88.26% on a turnout of 51.3%. Teachers and support staff in Wales will now strike on February 1, February 14, March 15 and March 16.
