The Dundee college strike has been referred to as off after a final minute Courtroom of Session ruling.
Late on Tuesday afternoon, the EIS union obtained an interim interdict in opposition to Dundee Metropolis Council concerning its implementation of introducing schools to native colleges.
The transfer would have seen the elimination of specialist principal academics who would have been changed with school heads.
The EIS claimed the plan would "take away the very important expertise supplied by topic specialist principal academics" and it fears class academics would have been handed extra work.
However final evening’s ruling in Edinburgh implies that Dundee Metropolis Council is legally prohibited from ‘Implementing or taking any or any additional steps to implement the College Construction in colleges throughout the Dundee Metropolis Council native authority.’
An EIS spokesman stated the prohibition will stay in place on a short lived foundation till it's both efficiently challenged by Dundee Metropolis Council or the Council enters ‘real negotiations’ with the union with the intention to resolve the present dispute.
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Ought to Dundee Metropolis Council take steps to problem the Courtroom’s ruling, the EIS will take additional steps to defend any such motion.
Commenting on the judgement, EIS Common Secretary, Larry Flanagan stated, “It is a vital vindication of the stand which Dundee EIS members have taken. Whether or not it's by use of the courts or via industrial motion, the EIS will proceed to defend members’ pursuits in Dundee, and certainly elsewhere.”
He added: “Frankly, when the Scottish Authorities is speaking loudly about instructor empowerment, it's a shame that Dundee Metropolis Council sought to impose new administration constructions within the face of clear opposition from the very academics it relies on to ship for Dundee’s kids and younger folks.
“We anticipate Councils in Scotland to be enlightened employers, not some trendy model of mill homeowners telling the employees what to do.”
And he concluded: “We now have supplied the Council a job drive to deal with the training challenges which exist in Dundee and we hope that it's going to revisit its earlier response and interact constructively with the EIS and its members going ahead.”
A spokesperson for Dundee Metropolis Council stated: “The EIS has this night confirmed that the commercial motion deliberate for Dundee secondary colleges on Wednesday has been cancelled.
“Because of this, all metropolis secondary colleges will open as regular to all pupils.
“We word the choice of the Courtroom of Session and are learning the element.”
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