NASUWT - 'Our door is open' to Edge
The teaching union, which is planning further strike action next year in pursuit of an enhanced pay deal, has called for a meeting with the education minister.
But the NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union says it’s up to Julie Edge whether that gathering takes place.
Four other teaching unions have already accepted a pay deal from the Department of Education, Sport and Culture.
NASUWT local negotiating secretary Geraldine O'Neill says her union wants to talk:
The education minister, however, says it's not right for a minister to be in the negotiating room.
Julie Edge says pay increases demanded by teaching unions will cost the taxpayer £500,000 for every percentage awarded:
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