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LA Secretary: Jane Gow
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Weekly Update: Monday 18th November

Hi all,

 

There’s been a good response to the survey sent out to all members last Friday. It seeks your thoughts around re-balloting for industrial action against further cuts to teacher posts as proposed for years two and three of GCCs budget. It will run for the next three weeks so please take a few minutes to complete and return. If you did not get the email with the survey link, please reply by return and we can forward this on.

 

An emerging issue is that a re-ballot this should be done online. However, for industrial action to be legitimate as per anti-trades union laws, the final ballot must be issued on paper in a letter to be posted back in the old-fashioned way. We can consult online but we can’t conduct a Statutory Ballot electronically.

 

Action: log in to MyEIS here and click update your details to be sure we have your up-to-date home address for posting out to.

 

  1. Branch meetings: Please email glasgowla@eis.org.uk if a speaker would be helpful at meetings to discuss these next steps in our No Cuts campaign and any other items on the agenda.

 

  1. Local Training and meetings:  EIS Rep’s Network meetings are today November 18th here in the office and online 20th. It’s a 4.30-6pm slot and can be signed up for on CPD Manager. We will be focussing on survey results and next steps in building the No Cuts campaign to push our dispute against cuts to teacher numbers forward. On Tuesday 26th November, we have an Equality network twilight: ‘Tackling far right narratives positively’. The course is being delivered by David Dick and can be signed up for on CPD manager.

 

  1. National Reps Training: Details can be found here though lists for first round are filled but the training is repeated starting in January.

 

  1. St Andrew's Day March and Rally, Resilient and Rising: This annual anti-racist and anti-fascist event is 40 years strong this year and taking place Saturday 30th November. Assembling at Glasgow Green 10.30 to march off for 11am and the Rally is12 noon at Adelaide Place (209 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HZ). A wee flyer attached, and all school banners, placards and flags are welcome. It’s always the best of chat to drop into and weather looking not too bad.

 

Thanks, and hope it’s a good week for you.

 

Jane