STUC Congress 2022 We need to be on the street – visible and strong When we are inevitably told there’s no money left, we must channel our rage at the government into a co-ordinated movement that forces it to address the entrenched inequalities in our society, writes LARRY FLANAGAN
Features | Wednesday 08th Sep 2021 TUC CONGRESS 2021 Our motion on improving public-sector pay and pensions demands support from all
Features | Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 Scottish Trades Union Congress 2020 Safety in schools should be our top priority
Monday 14th Sep 2020 TUC CONGRESS 2020 Challenging inequality in challenging times Racism and sexism still blight too many lives, says LARRY FLANAGAN
Sunday 01st Dec 2019 A welcome pack for migrant children In an unprecedented move, Scotland's teaching union EIS has put together welcome packs for all new arrivals in their schools. LARRY FLANAGAN hails the achievement
Monday 09th Sep 2019 TUC Congress ’19 Concerns over additional support for young people who need it Young people with extra needs must have access to high-quality support – but this cannot be done on the cheap, argues LARRY FLANAGAN
Friday 07th Jun 2019 Classroom struggle in Scotland hots up Following a successful pay campaign, workload issues will dominate annual general meeting of the Educational Institute of Scotland, writies general secretary LARRY FLANAGAN
Friday 07th Jun 2019 Scottish teachers and lecturers to debate the key issues facing education Following a successful pay campaign, workload issues look set to dominate EIS’s AGM, writes LARRY FLANAGAN
Tuesday 16th Apr 2019 We’re ready to strike until fair pay wins It is time for the Scottish government to step in to the long-running college pay dispute, writes LARRY FLANAGAN
Saturday 08th Sep 2018 TUC 2018 Challenging times continue for workers and their unions In these times of growing uncertainty, both within our own borders and further afield, it is essential that all workers can unite through their unions, says LARRY FLANAGAN
Tuesday 17th Apr 2018 STUC Conference ’18 If the government values education, then it must value teachers THE EIS has set its stall out with our Value Education Value Teachers campaign in support of the joint teacher unions’ claim for 10 per cent.