Scottish teachers threaten to go on strike
Teachers in Scotland have warned that they will go on strike unless they get a pay increase of up to 16 per cent.
Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) teaching union have threatened union action claiming salaries have stagnated since 2013.
The issue is due to be debated at the EIS annual general meeting which comes weeks after college staff went on strike to secure a new £40,000 salary level for lecturers which have not been promoted.
At the moment, unpromoted teachers earn under £36,000 and the EIS has argued that pay has fallen more than 16 per cent it 2003 value when measured by the retail price index, according to Herald Scotland.
A motion to the annual general meeting is now calling for the union's ruling council to prepare a campaign to restore salaries to their previous value based on inflation figures "and to negotiate on this basis for next year’s pay settlement".
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