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Cutting 100 jobs will undermine the quality of education at GCU. We know it, staff know it, the students know it. GCU management, it's time to take compulsory redundancies off the table. Stop the cuts. Save the 100🛟

Last weekend, striking welding lecturers joined the EIS at the SNP Party Conference. Why won't City of Glasgow College provide our members with air fed RPE? And when will the Scottish Government intervene in this dispute?

Today, in unprecedented action at GCU, 4 trade unions took strike action and stood united on the picket line in their collective fight against cuts at the university. GCU management must work with the joint trade unions and agree to a no compulsory redundancy guarantee✊🛟

Pickets are back this week at GCU. Members are asking for a no compulsory redundancy guarantee, to ensure their security at work and to protect quality education. We are so grateful for the support we have received, let's stand together again this week and demand management listen to the unions!✊

The EIS attended the STUC Black Workers’ Conference this weekend. Our members made their voices heard on the importance of political literacy learning; welcoming migrants; standing up against the rise in racism; and protecting black workers' mental health as a key health and safety matter.'

EIS ULA has served formal notice of further strike dates at GCU across October and November in our fight for a no compulsory redundancy guarantee✊ Stop the Cuts. Save the 100 🛟 https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/gcufurtherstrikes

EIS at the unveiling of Nelson Mandela statue in Glasgow. Glasgow was the first city to award Nelson Mandela the frredom of the city and he came to Glasgow in 1993 - just around the corner from the statue in George Square.

FE colleges offer a second chance at education for many in Scotland. Dan Holland, FE lecturer and EIS member, calls for proper investment into FE colleges this #ChallengePovertyWeek #CPW

A fair education system invests in learners, removes barriers, and ensures everyone has the opportunity to succeed. #ChallengePoverty #CPW

Staff at GCU deserve to feel secure at work. We are asking GCU management for a no compulsory redundancy guarantee, this will protect staff and secure the future of quality education provision at the university. Join our pickets again next week 13th-16th, 8-11am, Cowcaddens Rd. SAVE THE 100🛟

Poverty is not inevitable...it's a political choice. Invest in Early Years. Invest in our youngest learners. Find out more in our Stand Up for Quality Education manifesto: https://www.eis.org.uk/Content/images/manifesto/2026/Manifesto2026.pdf

Look out for our updated Health and Safety Handbooks and check the EIS website in the meantime for updated guidance 👷‍♀️ https://www.eis.org.uk/health-and-safety/handbook

The decision to cut jobs at GCU will undermine quality education at the University for years to come. Stop the Cuts. Save the 100🛟

It's Open Day at CoGC - we hope college management will be open to reason on the provision of RPE masks to protect against carcinogenic fumes in welding classes. ⚠️Look out for our mobile ads around Glasgow city centre today⚠️

Our members are out in force again this week. With around 95 million in the bank, the decision to cut jobs is unjustifiable. Stop the cuts. Save the 100🛟

The EIS has written to the UK Minister for International Development, Kirsty McNeill MP, to highlight serious concerns over huge cuts to support for global education programmes by the UK Government. https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/intedfunding

Find out more about how your school can overcome the barriers of poverty through the EIS PACT Professional Learning offer at https://www.eis.org.uk/professional-learning/pact

Find out more about the EIS's anti-poverty guidance, with practical strategies to help mitigate the impact of poverty in the classroom. Join us in 'Standing Up to Child Poverty’. www.eis.org.uk/child-povert...

Today marks the beginning of Child Poverty Week. The EIS is proud to be supporting #CPW26

This #WorldTeachersDay the EIS is standing up for teachers in Scotland and around the world with Education International.

World Teachers' Day 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. Six decades on, the call remains clear: quality education depends on qualified, supported, and respected teachers.

Glasgow City Council must remove the threat of fire and rehire. The EIS stands with our colleagues in Unite, Unison and GMB in this fight✊

Taj Ali, journalist and historian at the EIS organising conference today!

Some snaps from the morning session of our organising conference 📸

Glasgow City Council workers are facing fire and rehire tactics due to a mismanagement of pay and equality legislation. The EIS will stand in solidarity with our sister unions Unite, Unison and GMB in this fight!

A message of support from EIS General Secretary, Andrea Bradley, to the workers at Glasgow City Council who are facing the scandal of equal pay mishandling.

Today's the day!

GCU management, can you read the signs? It's time to get back round the table with the trade unions!

Striking colleagues from EIS, Unison and UCU stood together this morning united in our fight to protect quality education at GCU. GCU management must return to the negotiating table with a promise to rule out compulsory redundancies✊ Stop the cuts. Save the 100 🛟

Did you spot our mobile ads out and about near City of Glasgow College? Appearing again soon, so look out for them - we know college management will!

Save the date! 🍉 Protest against AI powered genocide in Gaza, Paisley, Saturday 10th October, 11am. Speakers | Music | Poetry | Stalls | Exhibitions

Cuts will have a detrimental impact on the quality of education that students receive. Our members along with colleagues from Unison and UCU will stand strong to protect jobs and protect quality education at GCU. Stand with us tomorrow, 8-11am, Cowcaddens Rd. Save the 100 🛟✊

As part of Black History Month Education Scotland are hosting an event for educators that will signpost policy, guidance and resources available for anti-racist education. Sign up link is below, registration closes tomorrow eve! https://education.gov.scot/events/anti-racist-education-in-scotland/

How to engage and motivate your local politicians, to push the right pressure points to instigate political reaction and action in support of campaigns. Join our workshop on political engagement this Saturday at the organising conference. https://www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/organisingconf

Lecturers at GCU are united on the picket line this week. EIS and UCU colleagues are fighting against job cuts with our Unison colleagues due to strike alongside us on Thursday. Join our picket, tell fellow students and staff about the strikes, help us protect quality education at GCU! #Savethe100

At the end of the day, it is the level of resourcing and the number of qualified teachers in our schools that have the greatest impact on the quality of teaching and learning in schools. https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/shapingfuture

We are looking forward to welcoming Taj Ali to speak at the EIS Organising conference. Join us Saturday, meet other trade unionists, engage in workshops and hear from keynote speakers to build your knowledge of organising and activism! https://www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/organisingconf

GCU Lecturers will be out on strike again next week in their fight against compulsory redundancies. Pickets will be in place again from 08.00-11.00 Tuesday 29th Sep - Thursday 1st Oct, come and join our fight for quality education at GCU✊ Stop the cuts. Save the 100 🛟

Join our workshop on Shifting Workplace Power at this year's Organising Conference. Boost your organising and negotiation skills! Open to all members via the sign up: https://www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/organisingconf

Join us Sat 3 Oct, 10-15:30, for the EIS Organising Conference📣 Welcome to all EIS members 🙌 Build power & skills in trade union organising!✊ Sign up now: https://www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/organisingconf

Striking welding lecturers stood outside Cathedral St Campus of CoGC as board members arrived for their meeting. Highlighting their 19th week of strike action in pursuit of appropriate RPE to keep them safe from breathing carcinogenic fumes while delivering welding lectures in the workshop.

EIS ULA and UCU members stood united on the picket line today to protect jobs and demand a no compulsory redundancy guarantee. With cash reserves of £95 million at GCU these cuts are unjustifiable and will undermine the future of quality education at the university. Stop the Cuts. Save the 100.

Building active member participation in the workplace is essential for tackling issues and strengthening our union. Sign up to our organising conference to join our workshop on building a strong branch⤵️ https://www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/organisingconf

Taking strike action is always a last resort, but staff are resolute in not only defending their jobs, but protecting academic standards and the high quality educational teaching that students deserve. https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/26557298.glasgow-caledonian-university-lecturers-go-strike/

Build confidence and collective capacity to negotiate, monitor and, where necessary, escalate problems with Working Time Agreements. Join our workshop at the EIS Organising conference this October! https://www.eis.org.uk/meetings-and-events/organisingconf

EIS ULA Members at Glasgow Caledonian University will be joining Unison colleagues taking strike action next week. Join our picket, Cowcaddens rd enterance, GCU, 21st-23rd September from 8-11am📣 https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/26555509.glasgow-caledonian-university-staff-strike-talk-fails/

Starting on Monday 21st September, our members at GCU will take 14 days of strike action over a four week period to protect jobs and the educational provision #Savethe100 https://www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/gcuactionescalate

Resolution is simple: give them RPE and a guarantee that when they return to work full time they will not suffer detriment. Read our piece in the Herald: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26557666.lecturers-safety-issues-fight-continues-city-glasgow-college/

Susan Quinn speaks to Emergency Motion 3: Justice for Colombia #TUC2026 “Teachers face dangers on a daily basis for promoting peace through education. Our sisters and brothers in Colombia need our support.”

Our delegation to this year's TUC Congress in Brighton #TUC2026