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Hugh Reilly: Outside the bubble, now is not the time for industrial action

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Published Date: 10 June 2009
LAST week, the EIS held its annual conference in Perth, though, by the nature of some of the motions passed, the Priory may have been a more appropriate venue.
For example, fraternal greetings from the Fair City included a call by delegates to "implement a campaign, including industrial action, to secure the reduction of all classes in all Scottish schools to a statutory maximum of 20".

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  • Last Updated: 09 June 2009 6:21 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Hugh Reilly
 
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john birkett,

St Andrews 10/06/2009 16:56:44
On the contrary, in a recession, now is certainly the time for industrial action (in its true meaning). Why do journalists and teachers, who are supposed to value English, continue to use that fatuous expression when they mean "non-industrial inaction"?

 

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