by Nicole Lampert, Daily Mail
A major teaching union has been accused of failing Jewish teachers after adopting an Israeli boycott despite most members not wanting it.
The NASUWT – the UK’s second largest teaching union – has resolved to boycott goods and services from companies involved in Israeli institutions and settlements.
The decision was taken by union bosses in private, even though members failed to back it in a vote last month.
It comes after the union appointed Corbynite former fireman Matt Wrack as its General Secretary, despite him having no teaching experience.
It signals a swing to the Far-Left for the NASUWT, which was previously more moderate than Britain’s other major union, the National Education Union (NEU).
One Jewish member from Essex said: ‘The idea that they have adopted a motion sanctioning Israel while completely ignoring all the other countries around the world with questionable policies and human rights records makes me wonder how much longer NASUWT will be a safe space for Jewish members.
‘I honestly despair as there doesn’t seem to be anywhere else to turn.’
It is understood the boycott was contained in a list of motions sent round to members ahead of the union’s annual conference, asking them which ones they would like debated and put to vote.
However, the motion did not garner enough votes – suggesting most members did not see it as a priority – and it did not appear on the conference agenda.
Despite this, union bosses, which included Mr Wrack, used their executive powers to pass the motion anyway, at their May meeting shortly after.