Education unions across schools and universities are gearing up for battles over pay which signal possible disruption this academic year. Ballots for industrial action are likely to open in the next few weeks, teaching unions warned, as they branded the 5% pay offer an “insult”.
A ballot for action over pay and pensions by the UCU, which represents staff at universities, has already opened and closes on October 21. The Nasuwt Cymru teaching union, NEU Cymru and the Association of School and College Leaders Cymru said their members are angry over the below inflation teachers’ pay offer of 5% and are also likely to ballot members this term.
NEU Cymru secretary David Evans said: “We are in the midst of undertaking a consultative ballot on members' views which will then inform any formal ballot process. No date for commencing the formal ballot has been confirmed as yet but is likely to take place this term.”
