TotallyNormalTeen

  A student supporting strikers Why we should show strikers compassion  For years, the exploitation of public sector workers has been rising at an exponential rate. Having tolerated this maltreatment more than anyone should, many of these people have opted to take strike action, including our teachers… The National Education Union announced its intention to strike on the 16 th  of January. Less than a month after, on the 1 st  of February, we witnessed approximately 100,000 teachers striking across the UK and 85% of schools close either fully or partially.  That day, I witnessed the extent to which my teachers have been forced into their position by the pay cuts.  Due to our Year 13 mocks, my peers and I had to cross the picket line. Teachers who have taught most of us for almost 7 years were waving their sky-blue flags, honking their horns and blasting their noisemakers outside the school gates. As I approached, I noticed that a few of my teachers had thei...