British teachers fail in bid to strike over pay as turnout falls short

LONDON (Reuters) - An attempt by school teachers belonging to the NASUWT trade union in England and Wales to carry out strikes over pay failed as the turnout of voters in a ballot fell short of the required level.

Nine out of 10 members of the NASUWT union voted in favour of striking but the turnout was only 42%, the group said in a statement. That is below the legally required 50%.

(Reporting by Muvija M, writing by Sachin Ravikumar; editing by William James)