On a day when school gates didn’t open, work books remained closed and registers weren’t taken, Merseyside still provided the backdrop for an important lesson.
The sight of 3000 buoyant teachers, university lecturers, train drivers, union officials and members of the public marching from the Metropolitan Cathedral towards the city centre will have taught passers by that this is a fight they have the energy for. A fight they believe they can win.
Large portions of the crowd were made up of teachers and school support staff. Thousands had walked out across the region in a bitter row over pay and conditions, with the National Education Union and other unions opposed to a 5% pay offer which is only half the current rate of inflation.
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