Madison The UK's largest teaching union will "make Labour MPs pay a high political price" if the government does not offer teachers in England a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise, its general secretary has said.
Daniel Kebede said members of the National Education Union (NEU) "expect better from a Labour government" than the pay recommendation ministers have made.
He said NEU members would campaign in Labour constituencies if it did not change – and "stand ready to strike".
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said "any move towards industrial action by teaching unions would be indefensible".
The government has recommended a 2.8% pay rise for teachers in England and expects most schools will need to make "efficiencies" to fund it.
The NEU agreed at its conference in Harrogate this week that it would hold a formal ballot on strike action if the offer remains "unacceptable", or if no extra funding is announced.
