Talk:Chris Keates

National Agreement

As leader of the NASUWT, Keates initially pursued a policy of co-operation with the Labour government, signing a workload agreement, in contrast to the rival National Union of Teachers (NUT).

Chris Keates 'accepted' the teachers' national agreement, but it was signed in 2003 by Eamonn O'Kane (where it's not mentioned) prior to his death in 2004 when Keates took up the role. It was one of O'Kane's main achievements before his untimely death.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/chris-keates-the-gentle-face-of-trade-unionism-6103829.html#:~:text=By%20accepting%20the%20Government%27s%20workload%20agreement

https://library.britishcouncil.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=7915#:~:text=He%20played%20an%20important%20role%20in%20setting%20up%20a%20national%20agreement%20with%20the%20Labour%20government

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/were-unions-right-sign-deal-absolutely#:~:text=It%20is%20a%20year%20since%20the%20national%20agreement%20on%20raising%20standards%20and%20reducing%20workload%20was%20signed.%20Hailed%20as%20historic%2C%20does%20it%20still%20merit%20that%20description%2012%20months%20later%3F%20In%20my%20view%2C%20unequivocally%20yes 2A02:C7C:32E2:8900:DDC1:DEAF:67BB:E0B4 (talk) 16:23, 28 November 2024 (UTC)