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TRADE union members in Uruguay staged a 24-hour nationwide general strike yesterday to press their demand for increased spending on education and health.
Thousands of workers took part in the stoppage as those affiliated to Uruguay’s Central Union of Workers urged MPs to vote for a budget that increases public spending to at least 6 per cent of GDP.
Uruguayan Federation of Teachers and Public Education Workers spokesman Elbia Pereira called for a needs budget and said the “ball is now in parliament’s court,” warning legislators against “denying their children and those of their neighbours a better education.”
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK