What does the new union mean?


It's an exciting time to be a trades union activist in education at the moment, with the National Education Union being created from the merger of the NUT and the ATL.

This has created the fourth-largest union in the TUC and is a serious step towards professional unity. All the indications are that we are seeing a large growth in membership as a result of this very welcome move forward.

The merger of two unions does create a lot of questions and the next few years as we fully merge will throw up all sorts of issues. If you would like to have a meeting in your school about the new union and what it means in your workplace, please get in touch.

You can contact:

Derby Secretary (NUT Section) Kieran.picken@neu.org.uk or 07947 668 268 (mobile) 01332 293 018 (office)

Jess Hoyle (NUT Section): Jessica.hoyle@neu.org.uk

Wendy Hardy (ATL Section): wendy.hardy@neu.org.uk

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