Oxfordshire NEU Summer Newsletter 2025 - Flipbook - Page 7
RLT Lead MAT Rep
Indicative ballot
This 47.2% falls below the 50% required by law if
The
NEU9s
preliminary
online
ballot
for
serving
it was a formal ballot for industrial action.
teacher
members
who
work
in
state
schools
in
As discussed at the NEU9s 2025 conference, we
England ended 1600 on 11 April. The NEU9s rule
may move to a ballot for industrial action if the
book (10.1) stipulates that the executive can only
final
outcome
of
the
School
Teachers'
Review
authorise a ballot for industrial action following
Body (STRB) process remains unacceptable or if
an
indicative
survey
of
members
showing
that
the government does not announce real terms
such a ballot is likely to be successful and meet
funding increases in the June Spending Review.
the legislative requirements.
This means we have the right of our lives on our
hands.
Legislative requirements in this instance refers to
the
anti-democratic,
legislation
the
anti-trade
Trade
Union
union
Act
piece
2016.
of
This
stipulates that in all ballots for industrial action,
All
means
and
methods
must
be
employed to ensure a ballot for industrial action
is successful. I call all of you to register for the
national
activists'
Zoom
meeting
on
21st
May.
Register here.
at least 50% of the trade union members entitled
to vote must do so in order for the ballot to be
I
valid.
For
important
public
services
am
the
workplace
representative
for
Cheney
(which
School, a large, urban comprehensive secondary
includes the education of those under the age of
school. We achieved a turnout in the preliminary
17) the union must obtain the support of at least
40% of all members entitled to vote in the ballot.
ballot of 100% (with 74 eligible members). I am
the
lead
trust
The result of the preliminary online ballot was as
follows:
Q1.
Do
representative
(MAT)
called
of
River
the
multi-academy
Learning
Trust
(RLT)
which is contains 28 schools across Oxfordshire
and Swindon. Across RLT we achieved a turnout
you
accept
or
reject
the
government9s
recommendation of an unfunded 2.8 per cent pay
rise?
ACCEPT: 6.3%
of
69.5%.
Q2. Are you willing to take strike action to secure
a fully funded, significantly higher pay award that
Oxfordshire,
we
achieved
secondary
maximise
their
schools
in
RLT
which
turnout.
I
will
be
did
YES: 83.4%
empowering and enabling new reps and ballot
volunteers. When we organise, we win.
George Buchanan
NO: 16.6%
Overall turnout: 134,487 (47.2%)
not
identifying,
takes steps to address the crisis in recruitment
and retention?
a
turnout of 51%. Over the coming weeks I plan to
visit
REJECT: 93.7%
Across
Oxfordshire NEU Assistant District Secretary
RLT Lead Mat Rep
