About 150 individuals crammed into Southlands Methodist Church in South Financial institution in York on Thursday evening (October 3) following plans by employees at close by All Saints RC College to stroll out subsequent week.
Employees at All Saints RC College in South Financial institution who’re Nationwide Schooling Union (NEU) union members will exit on strike beginning on Tuesday and Wednesday subsequent week (October 8 and 9) over what it claims are quite a few main disagreements between the college and the Middlesbrough academy chain to which it now belongs – Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Belief (NPCAT).
Michael Kearney, NEU secretary for metropolis of York, stated that there was overwhelming assist on the assembly for All Saints employees over their deliberate strike.
He stated amongst these assembled the place mother and father, members of the general public, employees and former employees from All Saints.
Mr Kearney beforehand stated that chief among the many points which have induced the rift are what he describes as ‘important adjustments to academy management’.
These embrace an impartial investigation into the behaviour of the CEO, Hugh Hegarty together with actions at All Saints throughout a current Ofsted inspection, and the appointment of a brief govt head, Michael Burns, who has since left the submit.
In a letter to oldsters Mr Hegarty stated additional strikes are deliberate for October 14-16 and 22-25.
“Some mother and father had been saying they absolutely assist the strike.”
