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 […]
The Scottish Government must make urgent provision for all children and young people’s guaranteed access to food during the school day and holiday periods The EIS has written to the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, calling for urgent action on the rollout of universal free school meals to mitigate against the impact of poverty in light […]
The EIS, together with other trade unions, took part in the STUC’s ‘Scotland Demands Better’ march and rally on the 8th of September. Trade union members took to the streets to demand better pay for public sector workers and to protest the cost-of-living crisis. EIS President Andrene Bamford delivered a powerful and passionate speech from […]
EIS members within Argyll & Bute are delighted to report that the Council have decided the Collective Leadership Proposal will not go ahead. Following a clear message from the recent consulta-tive ballot result, the EIS-ULA Executive Committee decided to move ahead with balloting the affected members for strike action. Elected members of this committee were […]
Ballot closes 21st October Following a derisory 3% offer from UCEA (Universities and Colleges Employers Association) for academic staff, pay in the higher education sector is facing further real terms decline, and a dispute has been lodged. Following a clear message from the recent consultative ballot result, the EIS-ULA Executive Committee decided to move ahead […]
