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A NEW pay offer for teachers was welcomed at Scottish Labour conference this weekend.
SNP Deputy First Minister John Swinney’s move towards the 10 per cent rise demanded by teachers has been cautiously welcomed by the Education Institute of Scotland (EIS).
Speaking at a conference fringe meeting, EIS president Alison Thornton emphasised the role of trade-union action in securing the improved offer.
Labour will find increases in the state pension age are unacceptable, just as cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, personal independence payments and universal credit are — it needs to change direction immediately, writes PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE
The EIS president who defended Marxist politics in the 1980s fought Thatcherite educational policies while organising Teachers for Peace rallies and ensuring Morning Star circulation in Scotland’s pit villages and factories, writes JOHN FOSTER
