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Scotland: EIS Members Vote For Teachers Pensions Strike

Scottish Teachers To Strike

Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 04/11/11 12:02 GMT Updated: 04/11/11 12:02 GMT

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Scottish schools will face a crippling day of strike action as members of one of the country's largest teaching unions voted overwhelmingly in favour of walking out over pension changes.

For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, Scottish teachers will down their tools in protest, it was announced on Friday.

The strike is reported to be taking place on 30 November, when several other public sector unions are planning to take to the streets over pensions.

Leaders of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) reported that out of the 54% turnout, an 84% majority voted in favour of action. The union said patience had worn thin after pay freezes, cuts to the sector and the proposed change to rise the pension age.

The news comes as England and Welsh teaching union NASUWT announced they would ballot more than 200,000 members over plans to strike on the same day at the end of this month.

The idea to strike was first touted by the EIS at the end of August and the action will be confirmed by an executive meeting later.

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Scottish schools will face a crippling day of strike action as members of one of the country's largest teaching unions voted overwhelmingly in favour of walking out over pension changes. For the fi...
Scottish schools will face a crippling day of strike action as members of one of the country's largest teaching unions voted overwhelmingly in favour of walking out over pension changes. For the fi...
 
 
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09:54 AM on 11/06/2011
The UK faces a bill of almost £1 trillion for the pension liabilities of its vast public sector which will be given a ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ offer of changes to ensure their future. Even after these reforms, workers in the private sector would have to pay a third of their salary to obtain the gold-plated pensions of teachers, nurses and civil servants. Instead the feather-bedded five million will be asked to contribute just a tenth of their income and almost one million of the lowest paid will be entirely protected. Despite the generosity of the offer, the public sector will go on strike on November 30 to force pensionless private sector workers to fund this ridiculous and unfair largess. As it will cost people like me £1,000 a year to fund these jobsworths, I hope they carry out this Grecian death-wish and the government withdraws its still unrealistic offer.
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