Karam Bales
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Karam was an ATL union rep in his school in Berkshire for several years. He is currently an Executive Member for the National Education Union (NEU) and lead member and Chair of NEU New Professionals and Young Workers National Council. He is an officer of the inter union organisation Unify which seeks to unite all education unions under a single banner. Before that he was an Executive Member for ATL and so was involved in the creation of the National Education Union and the writing of its constitution, rulebook and structure. He provides an overview of the national picture and influence on the unions response to the ongoing Covid19 crisis.

In his clip Karam talks about how education unions have responded to Covid-19 with new practices and using new technology. He describes the recruitment of Covid-reps and the increase in membership.

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Title Bales, Karam
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Production Date 2020
Format Photograph
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Holding Institution TUC Library Collections, London Metropolitan University
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