Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

Sharing views, information and resources for school staff, trade unionists and socialists.

Tuesday, 3 January 2012

Total Cost of the Government's Attack on Teachers' Pensions

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Steve Cushion, of the London Retired Members’ Branch of the UCU has circulated the following calculations to outline how badly we would b...
Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Pensions - Emergency Conference on January 7

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Organising Conference Saturday: Friends Meeting House (opp. Euston Station) 7 th January 2012 11am – 4pm Chair: Janice Godrich PCS Pres...
Monday, 26 December 2011

What the pensions 'offer' meant: - pay more, get less, retire older

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The NASUWT website contains a link to the ‘offer’ that was presented to the education unions before Christmas – and that both the NUT and NA...
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Emergency Conference to Organise Against Pensions Retreat - Jan 7

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I have received this invitation from the PCS Left Unity National Committee - please attend and forward to your colleagues: Organising Conf...

Pensions - Organise to Reject the Shoddy 'Deal'

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The decision by the leaders of the main Local Government and Health unions like UNISON and GMB - and others like the ATL - to sign-up to the...
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Monday, 19 December 2011

NUT Pensions Statement - NUT have NOT signed up to any deal

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Update: I understand that four education unions refused to sign the deal today but are all 'reserving their position' until talks co...

Pensions - Union leaders under pressure from all sides

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A lively lobby of the TUC this afternoon made sure that every delegate attending the key meeting of the Public Sector Liaison Group knew ho...
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Martin Powell-Davies

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* Brought up as a socialist by parents who hungered for what is right * One adopted grandfather left me a double-barrelled name, the other his name on a 1926 General Strike black-list * Given a comprehensive education at St.Andrew's, Leatherhead * First-class degree from King's College, Cambridge, for those who like that kind of thing * Secondary science teacher in London 1986-2015 * Lewisham NUT Secretary 1993-2015, organiser of many campaigns to defend teachers and education * Father of four who were all so well-supported by Sedgehill School, SE6. * Member of the NUT National Executive 2010-15 * NEU London Regional Secretary 2016 - 19 * Moved to Cumbria to return to teaching 2019 * Candidate for NEU DGS in 2021 * Proud to have been name-checked by Gove for saying that his 'reforms' could make teaching unbearable * Member of the CWI, following its global struggles via http://www.socialistworld.net * Exiled member of Penge CC, still a 'Middle Aged Man In Lycra' when I can be.
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