{"id":49429,"date":"2023-03-16T15:44:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=49429"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:44:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:44:09","slug":"teachers-have-organised-a-march-demanding-for-better-pay-and-better-working-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/16\/teachers-have-organised-a-march-demanding-for-better-pay-and-better-working-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Education and rail workers take to picket lines demanding better pay and better working conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teacher Strikes\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XJIcb9OkDPQ?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; 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living standards have gone down by 20-25% and now we have a cost of living crisis where CPI inflation is over 10% and yet the civil servants have been offered a 2% pay rise and other private sector workers have been offered 5%, it is unacceptable.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Union has also demanded for better working and living conditions for public sector workers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/IMG_5093-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49443\" width=\"532\" height=\"399\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Karl, from the NEU, said: \u201cIt\u2019s not just about better pay, but it&#8217;s also about demanding for better working conditions and for better care for teachers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe 1% are getting richer and the rest of us are getting poorer, it&#8217;s an absolute 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