Teachers will walk out this week after the government failed to avert a strike as firefighters became the latest public sector workers to announce industrial action.
Strike action by teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) in England and Wales will go ahead on Wednesday – the first of seven days of proposed walkouts in February and March – after talks failed to find a resolution on Monday.
Transport Minister Richard Holden says ‘people’s lives are going to be seriously impacted’ by the teacher strikes tomorrow, as some parents will struggle to get to work.
