March for the Alternative

We’re continuing our effective campaigning work on pensions and public sector cuts. In March we marched for an alternative to cuts, and followed this up by industrial action in June. Our next opportunity to continue putting pressure on the government is during the Lib Dem and Tory Party Conferences.

The TUC is holding Marches and Rallies for the Alternative in Manchester and Birmingham.

Birmingham (Lib Dem Conference) – Sunday 18th September 2011

Assemble:
11am on Granville Street B1 1JW

Manchester (Tory Party Conference) – Sunday 2nd October 2011

Assemble:
12 noon Liverpool Road (off Deansgate).

Christine Blower, General Secretary, NUT will be speaking at both events.

Contact your local NUT Division for more information.

Message from NUT General Secretary, Christine Blower: “Thanks to the many thousands of teachers, parents, pupils and NUT members who marched for education on 26 March. The TUC’s March for the Alternative brought half a million people onto the streets of London. It was a truly wonderful day."

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What teachers need to know about the cuts

This updated leaflet (English version - Welsh version) sets out what you need to know about the cuts, including the impact on teacher pay and pensions. It explains the real context of the cuts and the damage they will cause - and also that there is an alternative to cuts, privatisation and job losses.

Post-16 funding

This document summarises the YPLA funding announcement of December 2010 and highlights the impact on sixth form colleges.

Small change for banks, big change for people!

Since 2009, billions of dollars have been mobilized for bank bailouts to save the financial system. The economic crisis that was caused by the reckless gambling of the banks is now affecting poor people at home and abroad. A Financial Transaction Tax could help mitigate this situation and turn a crisis for the banks into an opportunity for the world. To sign up to support this initiative go here: http://www.makefinancework.org/home/financial-transaction-tax

NUT Response to European Commission consultation on financial sector taxes

This briefing highlights the key points made by the NUT in its response to the European Commission consultation on taxation of the financial sector.

Protect vulnerable children

The Government's cuts programme is savaging the local authority education services provided to schools, young people and local communities, with services and job lost.
Contact your local MP to protest at the Government's cuts programme simply by entering your postcode - click here to do so.