Members of the EIS voted overwhelmingly to accept the recent final pay offer proposed by local authority employers and the Scottish Government. In an online ballot, 90% of those voting opted to accept the pay offer. Turnout in the ballot was 82%. Speaking after the ballot result was announced at a meeting of the EIS […]
Members of EIS Council were the first people to hear the result of the EIS ballot on the final pay offer, as the online ballot closed just as Council members were gathering in Edinburgh. Shortly after 10am, President Andrene Bamford announced the result to Council: 90% of members had accepted, on an 82% turnout. This […]
On Wednesday 15th February, the EIS-FELA opened a consultative ballot for industrial action following months of frustrating pay negotiations at the National Joint Negotiating Committee (NJNC). The ballot closed on Thursday 9th March with the following result: Turnout: 76% YES to Strike Action: 70% YES to ASOS: 91% Following a protracted dispute, over pay, last […]
Following the overwhelming result in the recent ballot, the pay settlement for 2022-2024 has now been agreed via the SNCT. The SEJ spoke to the lead EIS negotiator, Salaries Convener and Chair of the Teachers’ Side of the SNCT, Des Morris and asked him some key questions about the negotiations and the final deal. It’s […]
The EIS has opened a consultative ballot for members at Hutchesons’ Grammar School, an independent school in Glasgow, over proposed changes to pension provision and the threat to ‘fire and rehire’ teaching staff. EIS members were informed in November 2022 that the school proposed removing teachers from the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme which is Defined […]
The EIS-FELA Annual Conference on Friday, 24th March saw the end of an era, with Charlie Montgomery, the last of the four lay negotiators who helped deliver national terms and conditions for lecturers in Scotland, step down as President. Together with Jim O’Donovan, John Kelly and Pam Currie, Charlie played a key role in delivering […]
