The EIS Pay Claim The EIS Pay Claim

The EIS Pay Claim

The EIS Pay Claim 10% pay rise for all teachers, all grades, all sectors.

To build sufficient capacity to win this, we need: • actively engaged members • confidence in our claim and campaign • to be “strike ready”, if required

Act Challenge of the Trade Union 50% turnout threshold 40% of entire membership voting Yes

Teachers deserve a pay rise! 10 reasons why you deserve a pay rise #eis 10 for 10 #Value. Education. Value. Teachers #eis. Value. Education #eis. Value. Teachers

1. Austerity is punishing teachers and damaging education. In real terms, using RPI, teachers’ pay has fallen by 20. 2% since 2008. 10% is a modest claim.

2. Teachers are paying for the mistakes of the banks Changes to pensions and national insurance, combined with sub-inflation pay settlements, have led to cuts of around 24% in teachers’ take-home pay since 2008.

3. Teacher recruitment is facing a crisis. Schools across Scotland are struggling to recruit teachers – not just in remote areas but also in major cities and in core subjects.

4. Scotland's teachers have delivered. Despite excessive workload, constant change and dwindling support, teachers have protected pupils. Teachers are having to work longer with increasing levels of workplace stress.

5. Pay is critical to the retention of teachers. 40% of Scotland’s teachers are considering leaving the profession. There has been a surge in teachers aged 45 -54 getting

6. Scotland lags behind the OECD average for teacher pay. Scottish teachers salaries are only 79% of the earnings for similarly educated workers. Most OECD countries have seen teachers wages increase relative to other workers; in Scotland we have fallen

7. Austerity isn't working – the poverty gap is growing! Austerity is a political choice which has been used to justify large cuts in some public services. The EIS rejects austerity and we seek sustained additional public investment in education.

8. Equal pay for equal work! Scotland's college lecturers recently secured a new pay structure, with a top of the scale salary of more than £ 40 k for classroom lecturers - our teachers deserve

9. Education needs investment. Experienced teachers are leaving, and student teacher places are going unfilled leading to teacher shortages (over 800 vacancies, today!) Investing in teachers is investing in our young people.

10. Quality public services need proper funding. If Scotland wishes to have a world class education system, it need to fund the service fully which means investing in teachers. It is teachers, not politicians, who make the difference in the classroom.

How are we going to get a 10% Pay Rise? Only with your support! COSLA and Scottish Government need to know that teachers are angry and will take action, if negotiations don’t succeed. They will only seek to avoid a strike if they believe it is a credible threat. If not now, when?

Get involved - follow the campaign updates, - support the planned activities! • • • School meetings Local association meetings Campaign bulletins (SEJ) Social media campaign LA secs meetings Lobbying local elected representatives – MSPs / Councillors School gate protests Postcard protest Public leafleting Parental leaflets National demonstration