Dear Blog,
Sorry I have not written for so long. You will notice that the collapse of all blogging activity occurred about a month and a half before my youngest daughter Clara was born. Anyway, Clara is now four and a half months old, happy healthy and LOUD and I am finding just enough time between teaching and meetings to rustle up the occasional post again.
Anyone reading this for the first time should bear in mind that our official website is at www.oxnut.org.uk and is a great source of information on a wide range of topics as well as the latest campaign news. This site, on the other hand, whilst it does contain some information, is something of an acquired taste.
Nationally, things don't seem to have improved greatly since I last posted. In spite of their much trumpeted announcement today of free school meals for infants (more on that later) the current government seem determined to hammer teachers, families, kids and basically anyone who works for a living or wants to.
However, the strides forward in terms of our organising project that I was looking at in my last post have continued and gathered pace going into this term. Our new committee have proved dedicated, hardworking and innovative (a difficult combination) and we now have a good volunteer team and a new organising team, which is planning a series of meetings in the run up to strikes this term.
We are always looking for new people to get involved so, if you have something you feel you could bring to your Union, whether as a rep, a volunteer or in some other capacity, get in touch via the usual means...
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