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National Education Union set to become fourth largest trade union in the UK when it launches in September

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The new National Education Union (NEU) is set to become the fourth largest trade union in the UK when it comes into existence on September 1.

It will be formed by the merger of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and is set to have up to 450,000 members.

The merger was put to members of the two unions in two ballots that closed earlier this month.

The ATL’s ballot saw almost 30,000 members vote from a possible 121,083, with 73 per cent backing the merger (21,722).

The NUT’s ballot saw almost 68,000 members vote from a possible 300,046, with 97 per cent voting “yes” (65,908).

The ATL represents teachers, support staff and lecturers in both state and private schools and colleges in the UK. The NUT, meanwhile, represents, qualified teachers in England and Wales.

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