The EIS is one of the largest affiliates to the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), and played a prominent role in this year’s annual Congress at Dundee Caird Hall. The theme of this year’s Scottish Trades Union Congress was Workers United, Demanding Better. This was an important reminder of the collective strength of workers through […]

An EIS emergency motion at the STUC annual meeting in Dundee highlighted the ongoing dispute over health and safety risks in the Welding and Fabrication Department at City of Glasgow College (CoGC). Welding lecturers at the college are currently undertaking strike action over this issue. Commenting, EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley said, “In bringing this […]

EIS Glasgow Learning Rep, Liz Russell, was nominated for, and won, the STUC’s Helen Dowie: Union Learning Rep of the Year Award for 2025-26. This award, which is administered by Scottish Union Learning, celebrates the life and work of Fife-born activist Helen Dowie, who was active in the trade union and union learning movements for […]

The 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the EIS will be held in Dundee on the 4th – 6th of June. The AGM is the main decision-making body of the EIS. AGM instructs Council, which in turn instructs the Committees of the Council. Around 350 members of the EIS including the Office Bearers, members of […]