SSTA to Take Two Further Days of Strike Action

Strike Action

The SSTA National Executive has, following another failed SNCT negotiating meeting, authorised two days of strike action on Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 March. The SSTA will be joining members of sister unions in national strike action in a coordinated campaign of industrial action. Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary said. “The SSTA has taken […]

Pay Dispute – Another Wasted Opportunity

Following the latest meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs meeting on Thursday evening to discuss a possible solution to the 2022-2023 pay dispute Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary said “The Scottish Government and COSLA have again failed to put an improved pay offer on the table and have blocked the path towards further negotiations. […]

SSTA Announces Strike Action on Wednesday 11 January 2023

Following the successful strike action taken by SSTA members on 7 and 8 December the SSTA National Executive has announced the next step of the teachers’ pay campaign. A further day of strike action will take place on Wednesday 11 January 2023. Catherine Nicol SSTA President said “The Executive Committee would like to thank all of the […]

SSTA STRIKE ACTION TO GO AHEAD

Strike Action

The SSTA National Executive Committee urges all members to take part in the strike this week to send a hard message to the employer and Scottish Government that teachers demand to be respected and receive a professional salary that will act to retain teachers in Scottish schools. The rejected offer was deliberately divisive and inadequate […]

TEACHING UNIONS UNANIMOUSLY REJECT DIVISIVE PAY OFFER FROM SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT & COSLA

Trade unions representing Scotland’s teachers have today (Wednesday 30 November) issued a formal unanimous rejection of the latest ‘revised’ pay offer from the Scottish Government and COSLA. The differentiated 5% offer which was presented by the Scottish Government and COSLA represented no real improvement on their previous offer, which was rejected by teaching unions three […]

SSTA Rejects Pathetic and Insulting Pay Offer

Rejected

The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee met yesterday evening and unanimously rejected the pathetic and insulting pay offer from COSLA (teachers’ employers). Seamus Searson, SSTA General Secretary: “The Scottish Government and COSLA have deliberately misled the teacher unions into believing a serious increased pay offer would be made. After three months what we […]

24 November – Teacher Strike

empty classroom

The latest pay offer has been rejected by EIS and AHDS and the strike planned for Thursday 24 November will go ahead. SSTA members and members of other unions or none are unable to participate in the strike action and must attend their normal place of work. To not attend their place of work the […]

SNCT Revised Pay Offer – 22 November 2022

SNCT

Please find a link to the latest pay offer from COSLA received at 4.16pm. The SSTA Salaries and Executive Committees will be meeting on Wednesday to consider the latest pay offer.

SSTA Two Strike Days Announced

The SSTA National Executive Committee has authorised 2 days of targeted strike action on Wednesday 7 December and Thursday 8 December in pursuit of a fair and just pay settlement for 2022.  Catherine Nicol, SSTA President said“The Executive Committee felt it had no option but to move to strike action due to the failure of the […]

Statutory Ballot on Strike Action – Result

The SSTA postal ballot for strike action closed today and we have received the result from the independent scrutineer. 90% of SSTA members have voted to take strike action with a ballot turnout of 62%. The ballot passed the statutory requirements of a postal ballot and gives the SSTA the legal mandate to take part […]