SSTA News
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SSTA STATEMENT TO MEMBERS – PAY DISPUTE – 24 FEBRUARY 2023
Following a meeting of the SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee and National Executive this evening the following statement has been released. The SSTA conducted a consultative survey of all members in local authorities, to gauge members’ views and comments on the employers pay offer (14 February 2023). The committees would like to thank all…
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SSTA Consultative Survey on 14 February Pay Offer
The SSTA Salaries and Conditions of Service Committee decided at its meeting on Wednesday 15 February to consult with members on the latest employers’ pay offer in order to gauge members’ views. The Committee believes it is important to consult members on any significant development in the pay dispute. All members employed by a local…
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COSLA Pay Offer – 14 February 2023
The SSTA Salaries and Executive Committees met today to consider the latest pay offer and the next steps in the pay dispute. The SSTA is appalled by the actions of COSLA and Scottish Government in conducting the pay negotiations through the press and social media. COSLA and Scottish Government, together with the teacher unions, are partners…
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SSTA to Take Two Further Days of 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…
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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.…
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SSTA Members’ Bulletin – 16 December 2022
SNCT Teachers’ Pay Claim 2022-2023 The Scottish Government sought a meeting of the SNCT Extended Joint Chairs, and the meeting took place on Wednesday 14 December. COSLA confirmed that it had no additional funds to increase the pay offer and the only source of additional funding would be from the Scottish Government. Following a lengthy…
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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…
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SSTA STRIKE ACTION TO GO AHEAD
Press Release – For Immediate Release 6 December 2022 SSTA STRIKE ACTION TO GO AHEAD SSTA members are to go ahead with strikes in secondary schools across Scotland on Wednesday 7 December and Thursday 8 December. Most secondary schools will be closed with some partially open to senior pupils although these schools may have difficulties…
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SSTA STRIKE ACTION TO GO AHEAD
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…
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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…
