That is the wording of a motion from the ruling council of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), whose members gather in Dundee this week for their annual general meeting. It could result in a strike ballot during the next school session, due to start in mid August.
Other branches of the EIS – in Edinburgh, South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire – have made similar calls for strike action. Earlier this year teachers dismissed an offer of a three per cent rise as “unacceptable” and said they were considering walking out of the classroom unless it was improved.
Larry Flanagan, the union’s general secretary, said erosion of pay in real terms had greatly damaged recruitment and retention.
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