Scots academics will strike for an additional 16 days over pay and circumstances, it has been introduced.
The academics union, The Academic Institute of Scotland (EIS), mentioned this afternoon that the subsequent spherical of industrial motion will happen subsequent 12 months, in January and February. Lecturers in two native authorities will strike on every of the 16 days.
The EIS needed a ten per cent pay rise, however had been solely provided round half.
EIS Normal Secretary Andrea Bradley mentioned the union had been 'compelled into this motion to guard it is members.
Ms Bradley mentioned: "We have now been compelled into the escalation of this motion by the dearth of willingness to barter correctly and to pay academics correctly, by a authorities that claims it wished to be judged on its file on training.
"The judgement of Scotland's academics on the matter of pay is evident, with the primary programme of nationwide strike motion that we now have engaged in for 4 many years.
"It's now for the Scottish authorities and Cosla to resolve this dispute, and stop additional strike motion, by coming again to the negotiating desk with a considerably improved pay provide for all of Scotland's educating professionals."
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