Send messages of Support – a request from Nina Franklin,

NUT members at Nailsea School, North Somerset are planning to take the first of what may be several days of strike action next Tuesday, 15th July.



The issue is loss of non-contact time. Owing to budget difficulties the management are proposing to reduce non-contact time from 16% to 12%. The ballot and threat of strike action has persuaded the local authority to put in £40 000 to offset the effect, but this would only "buy back" 18 hours per member of staff over the year. Members would accept this if the head would guarantee that the change will be for one year only, but he will not. We are arguing that instead of taking 3 years to balance the budgets he should take 6, and with this additional money from the local authority, increasing the deputy heads' teaching loads (from 0 lessons next year!) this should offset the need to reduce non-contact time.



The strike will be fully sustained so we are not asking for collections, but messages of support from union groups/individuals/other groups would be very welcome. Please distribute around your networks!

Messages of support can be sent to jonredd@btinternet.com or by post to:

Jon Reddiford

NUT Rep

Nailsea School

Mizzymead Rd

Nailsea

North Somerset

BS48 2HN



If all else fails send to ninafranklin@btconnect.com and I will pass them on.