SSTA News
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Message to Members -7 February 2018
2018 Pay Consultative Ballot The 2018 Pay Consultative Ballot on the revised pay offer closes at noon on Thursday 21 February. We have had a tremendous response from members with more than 55% of members taking part in the ballot. I would like to thank all the members who have responded so far and encourage…
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Consultative Ballot on Revised 2018 Pay Offer is Now Open
The Consultative Ballot on the Revised 2018 Pay Offer is now open. The Consultative Ballot is open until 12 noon on Thursday 21 February. Please note: only members employed by a local authority will be invited to participate in the consultative ballot. We strongly encourage all eligible members to cast their vote in the consultative ballot.…
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SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee – 28 January 2019
The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee met on 28 January to consider developments in the 2018 Pay Negotiations. The SNCT Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, COSLA and Government) met on Monday 28 January and COSLA (the employers) tabled an offer in line with the Deputy First Minister letter of 10 January 2019. The Pay…
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2018 Pay Update – 28 January 2019
The SNCT Extended Joint Chairs met earlier today (Monday 28 January) where COSLA submitted a revised pay offer to the Teachers’ Side. The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee will meet this afternoon to consider the offer. An email will be sent to members on Tuesday 29 January with details of the offer and…
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SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee – 14 January 2019
The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee met on 14 January to consider developments in the 2018 Pay Negotiations. 1) COSLA Offer – 7 January The Committee firmly rejected the COSLA offer (3% in April 2018 plus a further 2% in August). This offer also included a 3% increase in April 2019 and a…
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2018 Pay Update – 14 January 2019
2018 PAY UPDATE – 14 January 2019 COSLA Offer – 7 January COSLA (the employers) tabled an offer on 7 January. No further improvements were presented. For those on the main-grade scale the offer essentially remains the same as the one previously rejected in the consultative ballot (3% plus a further 2% in August), with…
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SUL – Professional Courses
The SSTA has received additional funding from the Scottish Union Learning Fund for professional courses in the coming weeks. The courses are Tackling Homophobia and an introductory course in Understanding Autism The Courses are being held in Edinburgh and Glasgow from 5.00 – 8.00pm. There is no cost to members. A list of the courses…
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2018 Pay Update – 9 January 2019
SNCT Joint Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, COSLA and Government) met on Monday 7 January in an attempt to reach a negotiated settlement before the offer is considered by the unions. A further version of the December offer was tabled which resolved some anomalies in the previous offer. No further improvements were presented. For those…
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Election of Vice President 2019-2021
There are two candidates for the election for Vice President 2019-2021. The candidates are: Stuart Hunter Catherine Nicol The Candidates’ Election Statements can be can be downloaded using the link below VP Election 2019-2021 – Candidates’ Election Statements The election opens on Monday 14th January 2019 and closes at 12noon on Wednesday 30 January 2019.…
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2018 Pay Update – 20 December 2018
2018 Pay Update – 20 December 2018 Following on from a meeting of the SNCT Joint Extended Joint Chairs (SSTA, EIS, COSLA and Government) on Monday 17 December a further meeting took place on Thursday 20 December in an attempt to reach a negotiated settlement. COSLA and Scottish Government confirmed the revised offer…
