AGM 2010
Motions and Amendments – results
46
East Dunbartonshire Local Association
"That this AGM instruct Council to campaign against the continued reduction in ancillary staff numbers in educational establishments.”
carried
47
EIS-ULA
"That this AGM support the "Defend Higher Education” Campaign and instruct Council to ensure that the "Defend Higher Education” Campaign is supported by the efforts and resources of the EIS as a whole.”
carried
48
Glasgow Local Association
"That this AGM instruct Council to organise a campaign in defence of the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme.”
carried
49
East Dunbartonshire Local Association
"That this AGM support a campaign to ensure that the current Scottish Government does not renege on pre-existing commitments to fully fund PPP schemes.”
remitted to council
50
North Lanarkshire Local Association
"That this AGM deplore cuts in Education budgets and call on all members to support the EIS campaign to defend Scottish Education.”
carried
51
Glasgow Local Association
"That this AGM instruct Council, in response to cuts in education spending, to:
(i) carry out a ballot for a national one day strike and demonstration to take place in October 2010;
(ii) prepare an ongoing campaign, including further industrial action.”
Amendment – Glasgow Local Association
Delete the phrase at the end of sentence in (i) "to take place in October 2010” and add new sentence in (i) "This strike and demonstration to take place in March 2011”.
amendment carried
52
North Lanarkshire Local Association
"That this AGM instruct Council to prepare a campaign of action, including industrial action, to ensure that no compulsory redundancies of teachers takes place as a result of budgetary pressures within Scotland.”
carried
53
Glasgow Local Association
"That this AGM resolve that being a member of the BNP or other Fascist organisations is incompatible with being a member of the Scottish teaching profession and instruct Council to raise this issue with Scottish Government with the aim of ensuring that no such individuals should be allowed to teach in any Scottish school or college.”
defeated
54
Edinburgh Local Association
"That this AGM instruct Council to arrange for members who so wish to receive the SEJ electronically instead of in paper format.”
carried
55
Renfrewshire Local Association
"That this AGM instruct Council to formulate a national policy on EIS Representatives’ facility time in schools.”
remitted
56
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.”
defeated