Motions and Amendments: Organisation
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45. South Lanarkshire Local Association "That this AGM instruct Council to publish a monthly EIS members’ bulletin on the EIS website in PDF format.” |
Carried |
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46. Edinburgh Local Association "That this AGM call on Council to set-up a monthly email briefing informing members about any proposals being made to change their salaries, pensions and conditions of service; their likely impact on members and the EIS response to such proposals.” |
Carried |
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47. Aberdeen Local Association "That this AGM instruct Council to fund centrally produced publicity materials for parents to explain the impact of both local and national budget cuts on their children’s education.” |
Carried |
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48. South Lanarkshire Local Association "That this AGM instruct Council to investigate and report on the services that could be provided by the Unity Trust Bank to the EIS nationally and locally.” |
Carried |
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49. Fife Local Association "That this AGM instruct Council to: (i) review and report on any direct link between the salary of the General Secretary of the EIS and that of Headteachers; (ii) advise on the means of terminating such a link taking legal advice where necessary.” |
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50. Glasgow Local Association "That this AGM condemn the lack of employment opportunities for newly qualified teachers and instruct Council to campaign against a reduction in teacher numbers.” |
Carried |
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51. Glasgow Local Association
"That this AGM resolve that the EIS affiliates to the Right to Work Campaign.”
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Carried |
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52. North Lanarkshire Local Association "That this AGM re-affirm existing EIS policy regarding the devolution of legislative powers over Employment Law and Health and Safety Legislation to the Scottish Parliament. Further, Council is instructed to communicate the EIS position effectively with Scottish political parties and the Scottish Government with a view to ensuring that these powers are transferred to the Scottish Parliament by May 2015.” |
Carried |
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53. Angus Local Association (i) to mount a publicity campaign to encourage the annual election of EIS representatives and EIS Health and Safety representatives in schools and higher and further education establishments and as part of that campaign to emphasise the vital role that such representatives play in the EIS; (ii) to investigate ways of actively promoting training opportunities and enhancing support mechanisms at local and branch level for EIS representatives and Health and Safety representatives.”
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Carried |
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"That this AGM instruct Council to produce for future AGMs a summary of actions taken and outcomes in response to successful Resolutions from the previous conference.
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Carried |
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55. Aberdeen Local Association "That this AGM instruct Council to survey Local Authorities to establish the effect that outsourcing of their corporate governance departments to the private sector is having on EIS members.”
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Carried |
