LONDON (Reuters) – The British government and teaching trade unions said on Thursday that strike action would be called off after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accepted an independent pay review body’s recommendation for a 6.5% pay increase.
“ASCL, NAHT, NASUWT and NEU will now put this deal to members, with a recommendation to accept,” the government and unions said in a joint statement.
“This deal will allow teachers and school leaders to call off strike action and resume normal relations with government.”
(Reporting by Muvija, writing by Farouq Suleiman, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)
