Ms Gow said the council’s commitments are a “strong result for Glasgow EIS members and the young people in our schools, with a promise to withdraw future planned cuts and a pledge to utilise additional Scottish Government funding to employ more teachers in Glasgow”.
Ms Bradley added union members in Glasgow had been the “standard-bearers” for the EIS’s national Stand Up for Quality Education campaign – which she said would “continue to oppose any cuts to education across Scotland, while putting pressure on politicians to deliver a better deal for our schools, teachers and young people”.
“By standing together, standing firm and by delivering a resounding 95% vote in favour of taking strike action, EIS members in Glasgow have taken a huge step closer to securing a better future for education in Glasgow, and for the pupils and teachers in the city’s schools.”.
“The EIS, both nationally and at local level in Scotland’s 32 council areas, will continue to keep a watchful eye on Scottish Government and local authority spending commitments on education, and stands ready to do all that it can to Stand Up for Quality Education for all young people across the country.”.
EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley also welcomed the council’s statement, saying: “Glasgow EIS members have secured a significant victory in their campaign against education cuts.
