Hi Angelica and Neelam I have been asked by to pass on to your members at Tech City a message of solidarity from Richard Watts, the Leader of Islington Council, and Joe Caluori, the Council Executive member for Children’s Services, both good friends of Islington NUT. HFS NUT would like to offer our support to colleagues at Tech City. A message of solidarity to Tech City school strikers from an NQT in Camden! I am inspired by your struggle against what sounds like a dreadful management. Your fight is our fight!  -Emma Hi, I am sorry to hear that Tech City's management is still being so unreasonable. Good luck in your action this week - your past action and recent strikes at schools like Alfreton Grange show that if you are determined to fight, you can and will win, and I am sure you will again! Solidarity, Kieran Picken Assistant Secretary City of Derby NUT Hi, I am a teacher who has been forced out of the job due to stress and workload. I taught for 28 years. I think it’s brilliant that you are taking action against performance management, pay progression and inspections. Please let me know what I can do to help. All the best in solidarity Eleanor Woyen Please pass on our best wishes and solidarity with members at Tech City College from everyone at Sheffield NUT. We wish them all a speedy victory.
Regards,
Toby Mallinson, Simon Murch & Duncan Blackie Sheffield NUT Office
Good luck with the fight Ken from all here at NewV1c Regards Chris Again, from all of us at Gateway SFC, Leicester, we support you in your principled stand against the outrageous opportunistic attitude of your management team over negotiations. A union is, indeed, a union of all members and it is uplifting to hear that you are sticking together in support of every single member. Only two years ago, we had 5 days of strike action before our SLT caved in to all of our demands about observations. Keep up your action and you will win! From all 62 comrades at Gateway. Alan Murray (Joint NUT Rep) Hi, we are sending solidarity greetings from Lambeth NUT for your strike next week. You have show great courage and strength in doing what is not easy and organising a strike in a school. It is difficult to take on Headteachers and governors, but you do it on behalf of all teachers who are facing a regime of lesson observations and pay restrictions that are driving so many teachers out of the profession. We will spread the message to our members of your principled stand and look forward to you winning better working conditions. We always remember that the teachers'working conditions are the students' learning conditions. Good luck. Sara Tomlinson Lambeth NUT Well done to the NUT members at Tech City for the principled and united stand you are taking. An inspiration to others. Well done and keep going! Suzie Martiny NUT Rep at Havant 6th Form College More power to you all: your determination not to be bullied or sold any package short of what you deserve, is an inspiration to all of us. You are winning, as the ‘concessions’ (even those that are withdrawn) show. I have nothing but admiration for you all. Lorraine Devereux Solidarity from Peter Symonds College Winchester, the largest NUT membership in the country. Every good wish for a successful outcome to your continued action. Your struggle is our struggle. Sally KincaidTania Ziegler Joint Nut Rep Teaching staff at Cardinal Newman Preston of the NUT & NASUWT send their best wishes & support in your action against Aspiration. They appear to be a right bunch of clowns! As long the staff stay united, you've got a fantastic chance of achieving all objectives. Good luck Steve Brocklebank NUT Cardinal Newman Preston Full support from Sefton NUT. Members at Crosby High recently been on strike for three days over workload. Best wishes. Richard Knights President Sisters and Brothers - Solidarity from USDAW C133 branch Central Books Hackney Wick with the NUT strikers at TECH CITY FREE SCHOOL as they fight appalling working conditions and a bullying management. It was great visiting the picket-line this morning and more support will be forthcoming if you are forced to take more action next week. Best Wishes Sasha Simic, Shop Steward, Please pass on a message of support to the teachers at Tech City. I wish them well and support them in their fight. Jane Eades Treasurer Wandsworth NUT Please pass on solidarity greetings to everyone taking strike action tomorrow. Yours in peace and solidarityDear fellow teachers, We were shocked but unfortunately not surprised to hear how you are being treated by the management at your school. It is a complete disgrace that individuals who claim that they are working in the interests of young people could create working conditions that are so unsafe and damaging to the whole school community.Many thanks, Kirstie on behalf of The John Roan NUT In solidarity, Jo Field (NUT rep) Dear Friends, Sending you solidarity and encouragement in your continuing battle for decent working conditions. I will speak to members at my school, Oaklands in Bethnal Green, and let them know of your strike. They will absolutely support the stand you are taking. Best wishes Kiri Tunks Please pass on a message of support from myself and Barking & Dagenham Division to the Teachers at Tech City.
Dominic Byrne NUT Divisional Secretary Barking & Dagenham AssociationNUT members at East Norfolk SFC send support to colleagues at Tech City for your upcoming strikes and wish you every success.
Hazel Ryan
NUT Rep East Norfolk 6th Form CollegePlease pass on our good wishes to the members at Tech City taking strike action next week. I am sure that with your support they will win again! In solidarity, Simon Murch Joint Division Secretary Sheffield Just to say from one teacher to another may the force be with you. Keep fighting to protect your jobs, working conditions, and the safe and happy learning environment for your wonderful students. You are worth it and so are they. Logic and morality are on your side. Joan O'Donoghue Teacher in Greenwich. To all NUT colleagues STEM 6 / Tech city, Stay solid in your stand against ridiculous stress, workload and management inadequacies. Don't let them boss you about and stick to your guns. Make them negotiate and get your message to the local community and parents That's what we did at The John Roan in Greenwich, and we got policies and working practices changed thanks to the hard work of Martin Powell Davies and Kirstie Paton our school rep. Unity is what makes you strong. Good luck in your struggle, Neil Townsend NUT member at The John Roan Please accept a message of support for those on strike at Tech City.
On behalf of Shrewsbury Sixth Form NUT and Shropshire Division NUT Jean Evanson. Your courage and resolve is much appreciated. Your action makes all of us who belong to a union (no matter which one) the stronger. Thank you, Lorraine Devereux. To the union members taking action at Tech City, We wish you all our solidarity and support in your upcoming action. NUT members at Long Road SFC Cambridge Solidarity from Peter Symonds College NUT. Wishing you every success in your strike action. Best wishes Tania Joint NUT Rep Your fight is our fight. Solidarity greetings to all NUT members standing up for fair treatment at Tech City. See you on the picket line !
Darren O’Grady
National Organiser National Union of TeachersDear Tech City teachers - I would like to send you my support at taking action against the unfair, unreasonable policies which your SMT are imposing upon you. I am a member of the John Roan school in Greenwich and we recently took strike action over similar unreasonable policies being introduced by our new Headteacher. I am so proud that our strong NUT group were resolute in taking the action so that the school was effectively closed on 2 days and we were prepared to take more days of action but with mediation from the Head of Children’s Services our Headteacher, Chair of Governors and SLT did finally negotiate and we now have policies we feel we can work with. So stay strong, take your action and be proud that you are standing together for your own wellbeing and professionalism and for the good of the students in your school. Strength in Unity, Siobhan McCauley, SENCo. NUT member at The John Roan School, Greenwich. Solidarity greetings from Croydon NUT for your strike next week on PM, observations and pay. The action you took last year on recognition was referenced by Croydon NUT officers at the consultation meeting for the proposed STEM at South Norwood Police Station. Along with hostile comments from the local community we were able to chase them out of our borough. Every success for your action. Dave Harvey
Your fight is our fight – good luck from everyone here!
Alan Murray (Gateway SFC NUT Joint Rep)Hi, we are sending solidarity greetings from Lambeth NUT for your strike next week. You have show great courage and strength in doing what is not easy and organising a strike in a school. It is difficult to take on Headteachers and governors, but you do it on behalf of all teachers who are facing a regime of lesson observations and pay restrictions that are driving so many teachers out of the profession. We will spread the message to our members of your principled stand and look forward to you winning better working conditions. We always remember that the teachers'working conditions are the students' learning conditions. Good luck. Sara Tomlinson Lambeth NUT Passing on a message of solidarity to all those who are prepared to fight back against excessive workload at the city tech. Your struggle is our struggle Regards Pablo phillips NUT rep Connaught school for girls Small Heath School NUT Group send their total solidarity to colleagues striking at Tech City. Your fight is an inspiration and one that should encourage other teachers struggling under the appalling diktats of increasingly brutal managements to say that this isn't someone else's fight, it is our fight as well. Simon O'Hara NUT Rep Small Heath School Birmingham Please pass on to NUT members at Tech City the full support and solidarity of teachers and support staff in the NUT, NASUWT and Unison at Langdon Park School in Tower Hamlets. We were inspired by the original fight to win union recognition at Stem 6 and stand ready to support in any way we can your new fight for justice for teachers against unacceptable pressure and bullying by management. Good luck with your strikes and let us know of anything we can do to help. In Solidarity Paul McGarr NUT rep Langdon Park, on behalf of all staff unions |