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‘It’s a last resort’ - parents pack York schools strike meeting

IT was standing room only at a public meeting to discuss strike action at two York schools.

About 100 people crammed into Friargate Meeting House in the city on Wednesday night (April 23) following plans by more than 100 teaching and support staff at All Saints RC School and St George's RC primary in Fishergate to walk out next week.

Staff at both schools who are National Education Union (NEU) union members will go out on strike Wednesday next week (April 30) over what it claims are issues with financial management at the Middlesbrough academy chain to which the schools now belong - Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust (NPCAT).

There are further strikes planned on Tuesday and Wednesday June 24 and 25.

The move follows planned strike action at All Saints RC in October last year being called off.

The trust say a restructured board, new directors and a new chair, Karen Siedle, has been appointed and they have asked to meet with the union to discuss concerns.

 

YOU’LL FIND MORE ON THIS STORY AND OTHERS AT www.yorkpress.co.uk OR PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE NEWSPAPER ITSELF AVAILABLE SIX DAYS A WEEK AT YOUR LOCAL NEWSAGENT

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