LA Secretary: Jane Gow
   0141 572 0550     glasgowla@eis.org.uk

Weekly Update: Monday 25th March 

Hi all,

Hope you had a good weekend. Some standing items but with updates to share this week and highlighting the teacher’s demo tomorrow.

  • Demo: An email was sent on Friday with details of the next EIS No Cuts Campaign action supporting our dispute with the employer. Please head for the City Chambers, George Square tomorrow between 4-5pm for a good turnout to protest loudly about teacher cuts and to stand up for quality education. TUs representing all teachers and school staff will be there with speakers lined up.
  • Ongoing dispute actions: There’s @EISGlasgow to follow for updates around our dispute and cuts campaign. A letter template to support lobbying Councillors was sent Friday 15/3 as a first step and we’d encourage all members to seek conversations about teacher cuts with their local elected representatives. Further actions to follow including a petition and cluster school branch meetings with Councillors.
  • AGM Delegation: The annual general meeting is in Dundee June 6th-8th this year. The delegation is primarily formed by Committee of Management who automatically go forward as having been elected, but there are still spaces for which members can nominate themselves and expressions of interest should be with jmain@eis.org.uk by 2nd April latest.
  • Demo: This Thursday 28th 12.30 at City Chambers to keep up the protest. Organised by GMB with Glasgow Parents Carers Group and representing Developing Young Workforce, support teachers and our parents and carers. If lunchtime and nearby, please turnout and lend your support. 
  • Equality Reps: New Stage One and Two training course starting in April, here and we’d encourage members to consider this valuable role as CLPL.
  • Pensions Q&A: Stephen Stewart, EIS Pensions and Payroll Specialist, will be holding meetings on Teams at 4pm this Wednesday 27/3, 4pm Tuesday 23/4 and 4pm Wednesday 8/5. This is an opportunity for EIS members to raise general queries around pensions and around the McCloud Remedy. Visit the EIS website to choose the date of the meeting you would like to attend and then complete your registration details. These sessions all cover the same topics so please only register once.

 Jane