29 November 2002
The National Union of Teachers and the National Association of School Masters/Union of Women Teachers claim teachers are being driven out of London by the spiralling cost of living. They are asking the government to reconsider its offer of a 3.5% increase.
The unions are calling for a rise in teachers' living allowance to match the £6,000 received by police officers in central London. It is currently £3,105 for inner London and £2,043 for the outer areas of the capital.
As many as 10,000 teachers took part in a march to mark the industrial action on November 26. A spokeswoman for the NUT said the strike 'was a clear demonstration of how strongly teachers feel about the inadequacy of the London allowance and the effect it is having on schools'.
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