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The union which represents striking teachers at Movilla High school will put an offer from the employers to their members on Thursday. | The union which represents striking teachers at Movilla High school will put an offer from the employers to their members on Thursday. |
Talks at the Labour Relations Agency to try to find a resolution to the dispute at the Newtownards school ended late on Wednesday. | Talks at the Labour Relations Agency to try to find a resolution to the dispute at the Newtownards school ended late on Wednesday. |
Twenty five teachers have been on strike for ten days. | Twenty five teachers have been on strike for ten days. |
The dispute arose when their pay was docked for refusing to teach a pupil whom they claim assaulted one of them. | The dispute arose when their pay was docked for refusing to teach a pupil whom they claim assaulted one of them. |
Speaking from a picket line at the school, NASUWT representative Jerry Bartlett blamed the board for the stalemate. | |
"They have rejected, without good reason, five different sets of proposals from NASUWT for the settlement of the dispute," he said. |