Thursday 17 May 2012

The award-winning Lewisham NUT !

NOT 65 ! NOT 68! NOT 70! NOT 75! NO - NOW THEY WANT TO RAISE PENSION AGES TO 80!

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Lewisham NUT

NUT Office

Town Hall

Catford SE6 4RU

secretary@lewisham.nut.org.uk

ON STRIKE ON MARCH 28

Schools where we understand all or certainly most NUT members will be striking include:
FORSTER PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL    FOREST HILL SCHOOL    GORDONBROCK PRIMARY SCHOOL    HABERDASHERS ASKES KNIGHTS ACADEMY   HORNIMAN SCHOOL    KNIGHTS TEMPLE GROVE ACADEMY
LUCAS VALE PRIMARY SCHOOL    MARVELS LANE PRIMARY SCHOOL    MEADOWGATE SCHOOL (LEWISHAM)    PERRYMOUNT PRIMARY SCHOOL    PRENDERGAST LADYWELL FIELDS COLLEGE
ST JOSEPHS RC PRIMARY (DEPTFORD)       SYDENHAM SCHOOL   ASHMEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL TRINITY CE SECONDARY SCHOOL
GREENVALE SCHOOL    SEDGEHILL SCHOOL ATHELNEY PRIMARY SCHOOL    HOLBEACH PRIMARY SCHOOL

ABBEY MANOR COLLEGE ADAMSRILL PRIMARY SCHOOL NEW WOODLANDS SCHOOL WATERGATE SCHOOL BRENT KNOLL SCHOOL

Schools which we understand will be fully closed to pupils by the NUT action include:
BEECROFT GARDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL    CHILDERIC PRIMARY SCHOOL    CLYDE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRE    DEPTFORD PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL    GOOD SHEPHERD RC PRIMARY (LEWISHAM)
KILMORIE PRIMARY SCHOOL    THE VALE (LEWISHAM BRIDGE)    MYATT GARDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL    SIR FRANCIS DRAKE PRIMARY (DEPTFORD)    ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PRIMARY SCHOOL    JOHN BALL PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MICHAELS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL (LEWISHAM)
ST MATTHEW ACADEMY (LEWISHAM)    ST SAVIOURS RC PRIMARY (LEWISHAM)    ST WILLIAM OF YORK RC PRIMARY SCHOOL    TIDEMILL PRIMARY SCHOOL    TORRIDON INFANT SCHOOL CHELWOOD NURSERY   SANDHURST JUNIOR SCHOOL   EDMUND WALLER SCHOOL RUSHEY GREEN SCHOOL

STRIKE ACTION TO DEFEND PENSIONS TOOK PLACE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON MAY 10

The NUT action in London on March 28 helped encourage the woidespread national action taken by other unions on May 10. Lewisham NUT sent solidarity to PCS, UCU and UNITE members taking action and our banner joined the London demonstration:

Report from May 10 - and the National Executive

Report from Lewisham NUT General Meeting

Lewisham ATL, NASUWT, NUT issue joint letter setting out the working conditions we think teachers have a right to expect. See letter here.

Lewisham NUT condemns far-right assault on NUT Officer

Download the latest Lewisham NUT newletter with a report from NUT Annual Conference HERE

SUPPORT CAME IN FROM ACROSS ENGLAND & WALES FOR THE LONDON STRIKE. LEWISHAM WAS TWINNED WITH CITY OF LEICESTER NUT IN THE BUILD-UP TO THE STRIKE - AND THEY HAVE PROMISED THAT THEY WILL BE SENDING SUPPORT - MORAL AND FINANCIAL - TO OUR SCHOOL REPS.

Here's a message to us from Peter Flack, City of Leicester NUT Assistant Secretary:

"We rarely choose our battles, or how they will be fought. All we can do is show our absolute commitment to the cause of defending decent pensions at a level that offers dignity in retirement, are available at a proper age, are based on the contributions needed to maintain pensions. Teachers pensions are not there to provide a spurious additional tax for Gove, Osborne and the bankers.

We can and must win".

DOWNLOAD CAMPAIGN MATERIALS FROM HERE:

SUPPORT FROM ANY ASSOCIATION OR TRADE UNION BRANCH WOULD BE VERY WELCOME

FOR ADVICE AND INFORMATION CALL LEWISHAM NUT 0208 314 7487 NUT@lewisham.gov.uk

PENSIONS SURVEY RESULT:

96% YES TO CONTINUING THE CAMPAIGN

73% YES TO ONGOING STRIKE ACTION

Lewisham NUT's Survey results were even better - with an 85% YES vote for continuing action on March 28 and beyond

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UPDATE:

Lewisham NUT's membership breaks ther 2000 mark - our HIGHEST EVER recorded membership!

With over 2000 members, Lewisham NUT is the largest and most effective Union association in the London Borough of Lewisham.

We represent teachers in all schools – community, voluntary aided and academies.

Based in our office in the Town Hall, Lewisham NUT officers are on hand to give you support when you need it.

Our growing Young Teachers group is especially aimed at teachers under-35.

Our experienced team of NUT officers, backed up by both local school reps and the London Regional Office, has a long record of successfully supporting teachers with the problems they may face, large and small.