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Dominie: Some primary colleagues on the forum were asking about an alternative union for primary teachers. Looks like someone is listening. www.facebook.compagesScottish-Primary-Teachers- Association165131773546982 Just came across a link on the reject EIS facebook site. Flyonthewall75: Yes, but even if it was possible to set up a separate Scottish Primary Teachers Association from scratch, would that really address the issue? The EIS dominates national negotiations on pay and conditions of service so even a well-established union like the SSTA has a limited say. A newly formed, separate primary teachers’ association is unlikely to gain sufficient members, in the early stages, to challenge that dominance. What we need is genuine, healthy competition to the dominance of the EIS. All the teaching unions could amalgamate into one and have genuine, democratic debate. it could be called the Scottish Teachers’ Association. Lewis4671: Secondary EIS members are joining the SSTA in droves. Primary teachers do not have that option. An SPTA union could be the first step to creating a real challenge to the EIS. Imagine if it were to grow then merge with the SSTA in a federated union representing all Scottish teachers . CanuckGrrl: Meanwhile, NASUWT is billing itself on its website as the “fastest growing teaching union in Scotland”.
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