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| Scotland's largest teaching union rejects latest pay offer | Scotland's largest teaching union rejects latest pay offer |
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| Planned strike action will go ahead after the EIS rejected the deal | Planned strike action will go ahead after the EIS rejected the deal |
| Scotland's largest teaching union has rejected the latest pay offer from the Scottish government and councils. | |
| EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley called the proposal "another inadequate offer to Scotland's teachers". | EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley called the proposal "another inadequate offer to Scotland's teachers". |
| The union said it would proceed with planned strike action. | The union said it would proceed with planned strike action. |
| The latest offer involved a 6% pay rise in the current year and a further 5.5% in the new financial year, which starts in April. | The latest offer involved a 6% pay rise in the current year and a further 5.5% in the new financial year, which starts in April. |
| The government said it had found £156m to fund the two-year deal. | The government said it had found £156m to fund the two-year deal. |
| However, the EIS said the 6% raise for 2022-23 was insufficient, as inflation is currently at 10.5%. | However, the EIS said the 6% raise for 2022-23 was insufficient, as inflation is currently at 10.5%. |
| Teacher pay offer described as 'tiny baby steps' | Teacher pay offer described as 'tiny baby steps' |
| Teachers will strike during exams 'if necessary' | Teachers will strike during exams 'if necessary' |
| Ministers targeted in escalation of school strikes | Ministers targeted in escalation of school strikes |
| The EIS, which represents the bulk of unionised teachers, has been demanding a 10% rise this year. | The EIS, which represents the bulk of unionised teachers, has been demanding a 10% rise this year. |
| Ms Bradley said: "The 6% offer for this year is only 1% less of a pay cut than that previously offered, twice, by the Scottish government and Cosla." | Ms Bradley said: "The 6% offer for this year is only 1% less of a pay cut than that previously offered, twice, by the Scottish government and Cosla." |
| Teachers are calling for a 10% raise | |
| She added: "The suggested year two component of 5.5% hasn't been negotiated via the appropriate forum, the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT), at all. | She added: "The suggested year two component of 5.5% hasn't been negotiated via the appropriate forum, the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT), at all. |
| "Indeed, teaching unions haven't even submitted our pay claim for 2023/24 yet, as a consequence of the current dispute. | "Indeed, teaching unions haven't even submitted our pay claim for 2023/24 yet, as a consequence of the current dispute. |
| "In attempting to tag on next year's pay settlement, without any negotiation at all, the Scottish government and Cosla are attempting to tie the hands not just of teacher trade unions but all public sector unions - and this is unacceptable to the EIS." | "In attempting to tag on next year's pay settlement, without any negotiation at all, the Scottish government and Cosla are attempting to tie the hands not just of teacher trade unions but all public sector unions - and this is unacceptable to the EIS." |
| She said the EIS was open to further discussions with the Scottish government and the local authority body Cosla to reach a resolution to the dispute. | She said the EIS was open to further discussions with the Scottish government and the local authority body Cosla to reach a resolution to the dispute. |
| It did not take the EIS long to throw out the new pay offer. | |
| They had waited nearly three months for a new offer - the last one was made shortly before the first strike in November. | |
| To say the union was very disappointed would be an understatement. | |
| The issue at stake is the pay rise teachers should have received last April to cover the current financial year. | |
| The unions wanted a 10% rise for that period - instead they were offered 11.5% over two years. | |
| Now industrial action looks set to intensify. Targeted strikes begin next week. Then in a fortnight, most schools are likely to be closed for two consecutive days. | |
| But councils and the Scottish government argue they simply cannot afford a bigger pay offer. | |
| This dispute is deadlocked. | |
| The next national strike is due to be held on 28 February and 1 March. | The next national strike is due to be held on 28 February and 1 March. |
| Before then, the EIS is also planning to target action in a number of areas, including the Dunfermline constituency of Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville and the Glasgow Southside constituency of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. | Before then, the EIS is also planning to target action in a number of areas, including the Dunfermline constituency of Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville and the Glasgow Southside constituency of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. |
| Ms Somerville previously said the latest deal represented an overall 11.5% increase in April, and an "accumulative increase" of more than 30% since 2018. | Ms Somerville previously said the latest deal represented an overall 11.5% increase in April, and an "accumulative increase" of more than 30% since 2018. |
| She said the government had to make "difficult decisions" to find money for the pay offer. | She said the government had to make "difficult decisions" to find money for the pay offer. |
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| Teaching | Teaching |
| Scotland Education | Scotland Education |