Scottish Secondary Teachers (SSTA) Strike Calendar
Strike Type: Education
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The pay proposal involves a 7% rise backdated to last April, a further 5% this April and another 2% in January.
The SSTA members returned a 85.3% in favour of accepting with 14.7% rejecting the latest offer. The formal ballot had a turnout of 79.9%.
“However, the SSTA has a major concern over the unnecessary pay cap; this seems to be an act of political dogma rather than a rational proposal. The inclusion of this is a considerable barrier in the professional career structure for secondary school teachers. The career ladder has been stifled for many years: the number of posts of responsibility has been cut severely. Posts such as these are needed in secondary schools as they are essential for good management systems. The reduction in the number of posts with responsibility attached to them has put good order in schools at risk; this is a fundamental requirement for a successful school. It is no surprise that teachers are walking away and this salary cap is just a ‘slap in the face’ to teachers in senior positions in schools”
The Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA) is a teaching union in Scotland that is negotiating a new pay offer from the Scottish government with the help of its members. The pay offer was rejected by the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers, which includes the Scottish government, local authority body Cosla and other teaching unions. The SSTA said it would reinstate industrial action should an improved pay offer not be forthcoming. The question now is how the unions will respond to a new offer once one is made.
Secondary teachers in Scotland have announced plans for a further strike on 11 January. The action will coincide with a strike by the EIS union in secondary schools. The two unions are calling for a 10% pay increase, which the Scottish government has rejected as “unaffordable”. Last month, an EIS strike resulted in the closure of all but a few primary and secondary schools in Scotland. Last week, SSTA members walked out, while EIS members struck on 24 November. Unions warned that further strike dates may be announced.
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