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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 2h

EIS members know all too well the impact of hunger on a young person's development. That's why we are joining the Scotland Demands Better March on the 25th of October to demand fair jobs, strong public services, and food security for all.

https://www.scotland-demands-better.com/

EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 5h

5 days until you have your say #FairPay

EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 23h

6 days to go...

Reject the pay offer #FairPay

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 2d

🚨7 DAYS TO VOTE....

🗳️𝐘𝐄𝐒

#WeAreTheUniversity

ballot countdown graphic, 7 days to vote yes

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 2d

EIS ULA members voted to reject UECA's derisory pay offer this summer in the EIS ULA consultative ballot on pay.

It's now time to have your say again in the postal ballot. Just 7 days until the ULA statutory ballot on pay opens, you deserve more than 1.4! #FairPay

7 days to go

ula stat ballot on pay opens mon 20th october

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 4d

The EIS President has used his speech at an SNP Conference Fringe event to warn Scot Gov of the need to tackle teacher workload by reducing teachers’ maximum class contact time to 21 hours per week or it will face industrial action across all of Scotland’s schools.

www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...

EIS President Urges SNP Delegates to Deliver SNP Teacher Workload Manifesto Promise

The President of the EIS has used his speech at an SNP Conference Fringe event to warn the Scottish Government of the pressing need to deliver its 2021 Manifesto commitment

www.eis.org.uk

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 5d

Our statutory ballot will provide teachers with an opportunity to demonstrate to both government and employers the vital importance of tackling excessive teacher workload by delivering the commitment to reduce maximum class contact time to 21 hours per week

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ6J...

Andrea Bradley BBC Good Morning Scotland 9th October 2025

YouTube video by EIS Union

www.youtube.com

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Henry Hepburn @henryhepburn.bsky.social · 5d

Dates confirmed today: the @eisunion.bsky.social statutory ballot will open on Wednesday 12 November and close on Wednesday 14 January. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Scottish teachers in strike ballot over contact time ‘dithering’

EIS union says teachers are ‘continuing to toil under excessive workload burdens’ after a wait of more than four years for the government promise of reduced contact time to be delivered

www.tes.com

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 5d

As part of the EIS’s plans and preparations to expand the next phases of the PACT Programme and build upon the EIS’s anti-poverty work and equity related professional learning, we are currently seeking to recruit and train new EIS PACTivists in every local authority. #CPW25

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 5d

With no tangible progress having been made on delivery of the commitment, we now believe it is necessary to remind the Scottish Government of the importance of honouring its promise to Scotland’s teachers, pupils and voters.

www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...

EIS Confirms Statutory Industrial Action Ballot Details, Ahead of SNP Conference

The EIS has served formal notice of its intention to open a statutory ballot for industrial action over teacher workload.

www.eis.org.uk

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Henry Hepburn @henryhepburn.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: @eisunion.bsky.social members to be balloted on strike action over ‘crippling’ workload, with union leaders insisting the Scottish government and councils have ‘dithered’ over a promise made in 2021 to cut class-contact time www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Scottish teachers in strike ballot over contact time ‘dithering’

EIS union says teachers are ‘continuing to toil under excessive workload burdens’ after a wait of more than four years for the government promise of reduced contact time to be delivered

www.tes.com

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 7d

Day 8 of strikes at UWS completed.

Our members will not back down in their fight for job security and quality education at UWS.

Join our next picket lines on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st of October 📣✊

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 7d

The EIS is to move ahead with a statutory industrial action ballot over teacher workload, following a unanimous decision taken yesterday by a special meeting of the EIS Executive Committee.

www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...

EIS to move Ahead with Statutory Industrial Action Ballot Over Workload

The EIS is to move ahead with a statutory industrial action ballot over teacher workload, following a unanimous decision taken yesterday by a special meeting of the EIS Executive Committee.

www.eis.org.uk

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 8d

Members at UWS took their 7th day of strike action today in their fight for job security.

Our members would prefer to be doing what they do best, delivering high quality education to students. They are instead on the picket line and will be until UWS engages in talks with the EIS.

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EIS @eisunion.bsky.social · 8d

The action being taken today and tomorrow is a further demonstration of the determination and fortitude of staff in fending off the job cuts being proposed at UWS.

www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...

Resolute EIS members continue with strike action as redundancy dispute at UWS remains unresolved

Members of EIS ULA at UWS are today taking their seventh day of strike action over the university’s intent to make a large number of academic and academic-related staff redundant, with an eighth day of strike action scheduled for tomorrow.

www.eis.org.uk

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