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Teachers Send Strong Message to Scottish Government and COSLA on Workload

29 August 2025

Scotland’s teachers have today sent a very strong and very clear message to the Scottish Government and local authority employers: deliver on your commitments to tackle teacher workload, or we will move to industrial action.

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Lecturers at UWS and RGU to Take Strike Action in Fight Against Job Cuts

28 August 2025

EIS members at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) are to commence strike action in an escalation of a dispute over job cuts and planned redundancies at the university.

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With schools returning post-summer, time is running out to address teacher workload

15 August 2025

Time is running out for the Scottish Government and COSLA to deliver on the commitment to address high teacher workload by delivering a promised reduction in teachers’ class contact time.

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EIS Members at UWS vote overwhelmingly for strike action over redundancy plans

23 July 2025

Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland University Lecturers Association (EIS-ULA) have delivered a strong mandate for strike action at the University of the West of Scotland

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EIS ULA Members Launch Consultative Ballot Over 'Derisory' 1.4% Pay Offer

01 July 2025

EIS ULA announced that its members have commenced a consultative ballot on a proposed 1.4% pay offer for the 2025-26 academic year, with the trade union recommending members reject the pay offer and vote YES to taking industrial action.

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EIS Opens statutory ballot at UWS over redundancy threat

26 June 2025

The Educational Institute of Scotland University Lecturers' Association (EIS ULA) branch at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has announced the opening of a statutory ballot for strike action.

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