6 January 2023

Strike Action Next Week

Next week's strike action will go ahead as planned, with Primary-sector members taking action on Tuesday 10th and Secondary-sector members and Associated Professionals striking on Wednesday 11th. Members have received individual emails confirming their designated strike days.

Following a request from the Scottish Government, EIS representatives alongside other teacher trade unions representatives met informally today with the Scottish Government and COSLA representatives, to discuss the outstanding teachers' pay claim for 2022/23. This settlement should have been in pay packets last April.

Unfortunately, the Scottish Government and COSLA have brought forward no new offer so the only offer on the table is the 5% or worse offer which was unanimously rejected by the Teachers' Side of the SNCT back in November.

An SNCT Extended Joint Chairs meeting will take place on Monday afternoon, as requested by the teacher unions, though all sides understand that no new offer will emerge in time to avert this coming Tuesday and Wednesday's strikes.

We wish members all the best in carrying out the agreed action in pursuit of a fair pay settlement for all of Scotland’s teachers.

Save the Date

As previously announced, the EIS is in the process of organising a national demonstration of members to take place on Saturday 11th March in Glasgow.

We plan to turn the streets of Glasgow green and pink this time as we march from Kelvingrove Park to Glasgow Green for a rally.

Be sure to mark the date in your new 2023 calendars!

Member Survey

In case you missed it in the December bulletin amidst the flurry of festive activity, once again, we are asking for the support of EIS members in our campaigning efforts - not only on pay - but on other critical issues such as workload, ASN support and teacher wellbeing. We are keen to gather your views on the range of issues once more.

This latest member survey also includes a focus on the cost-of-living impacts, both for you as teachers and on young people.

The survey takes around 10 minutes to complete.

We would be extremely grateful if you would share your views with us and, in turn, we will share them with the key decision-makers in Scottish Education as part of our lobbying and campaigning efforts. Thank you!

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