Members of Scotland’s biggest teaching union have overwhelmingly rejected a recent pay deal and indicated support for strike action. Some 94 per cent of those who voted in the EIS ballot of members rejected the most recent five per cent pay deal, following a similar decision from the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association earlier this week.
In a ballot that boasted a turnout of 78 per cent of the membership of the union, 91 per cent of respondents said they would support some form of strike action. At a meeting of the EIS executive committee on Friday, the decision was made to inform the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) – the body responsible for negotiating pay for teaching staff – at a meeting next week of the rejection and declare a dispute with local authorities.
At a meeting of the EIS executive committee on Friday, the decision was made to inform the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) – the body responsible for negotiating pay for teaching staff – at a meeting next week of the rejection and declare a dispute with local authorities.
