Council celebrates consultative ballot success, executive authorises statutory strike ballot on pay. The issue of pay once again dominated discussions at EIS Council, in its first meeting of the new session. Council met on Friday 16 September, with the consultative ballot on the pay offer and support for potential strike action set to close at […]
Make sure you use your vote! With the overwhelming result in the recent consultative ballot, where 94% of members rejected the 5% pay offer and 91% backed a move to strike action, the EIS is now proceeding with plans for a statutory strike ballot. All EIS members eligible to vote in this ballot will shortly […]
Andrene Bamford, EIS President Seeing our comrades from other unions taking a stand against the pay cuts inflicted on us as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, and noting walk outs from postal workers, refuse collectors, train drivers, even the barristers, has made me rather nostalgic for my school days of the 80s during the […]
When she took up her post over the summer, Andrea Bradley became the first woman to hold the post of General Secretary in the 175-year history of the EIS. Before her appointment as General Secretary, Andrea served as EIS Assistant Secretary (Education and Equality), a post she held for seven years. Andrea became an EIS […]
