John MacGregor on NASUWT strike

Title

John MacGregor on NASUWT strike

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Apr 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:05:20

Description

Richard Dallyn interviews Education Secretary John MacGregor about a one day strike by members of the UK’s second largest teaching union the NASUWT in protest to a government imposed pay award and over staff shortages and low morale in the profession. And on introduction of the National Curriculum.

Contributors

Richard Dallyn; John MacGregor

Keywords

Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Teachers; National curriculum; NASUWT; Teacher trade unions; Teaching profession

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