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Jack-of-all-Trades · prefect Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 9836 Location: england

The Strike was mentioned on the BBC news am today and Teaching Assistants were given a mention.
Strike on July 16th and 17th.

dancingqueen · Moderator Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 45317

i will have finished work by then, my last day is 11th

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daisycat · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:50 am Post subject:

I noticed from the poll that there is a large no percentage, could this be because we have finished, gone on our well deserved hols, or don't belong to a union.

dancingqueen · Moderator Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 45317

no its probably because it was only posted this morning Wink

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Tiki · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject:

All the support staff are going on strike at my school.

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hollyw · Top poster Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 1505

We're all in GMB so won't be on strike this time.

Jack-of-all-Trades · prefect Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 9836 Location: england

Still deciding at our school.I am out and two others the others are making their mind up.Five are not in a union.There are added complications on one of the days and staff involved are having a real dilemma.Ht is support and no repercussions.It helps that some of the teachers were on strike recently.

chianti · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:44 am Post subject:

We had our strike back in February here in Scotland

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tiggersmum · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject:

We are all out.

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Jac · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject:

So are all our support staff

summertime · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:28 am Post subject:

im in GMB so wont be out

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-Star- · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:48 am Post subject:

No idea. The Unison rep hasn't asked any of us yet. But it will probably be no. It is the last two days of term so we won't want to miss the childrens' end of term parties and various staff leaving do's and retirements.

trueblue · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject:

I am in a real dilemma.

I do not believe in not supporting your Union. BUT in the last strike I came out even though I am not in the pension scheme only to find out that those in school who are went in.......

Now, I think everyone in this school is going in and I am not the only union member..........

perhaps it's being Gemini that I can't decide Shocked

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kerryl · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject:

I'll be striking and most of our support staff will be too everyone from LTS to cooks,TA's and cleaners.
We finish on the 18th.

P.S does anyone know if the strike is on for sure ?
kerryl x

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trueblue · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject:

Have you looked on Unisons Website?

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