Teacher unions to pursue joint action on equal pay

More than 60,000 teachers could be asked to sanction strikes in the next school year if the Government does not resolve pay inequality within the procession within weeks.

In an almost unprecedented move, leaders of three teacher unions have put forward the same urgent motion asking delegates at their respective conferences to approve ballots on industrial action on the issue.

It will replace different motions on the topic at each conference, providing an opportunity to fight a co-ordinated campaign and possibly hold simultaneous strikes.