Dan Holland

Work shouldn't hurt.

EIS Ex President Paula McEwan gives an update on the motion moved by her at STUC Congress on violence and aggression in schools #STUC25

That's my first @scottishtuc.bsky.social conference done as an @eisunion.bsky.social delegate! Fantastic experience and great to be inspired by comrades across the movement. Proud to speak in support of a motion on fighting the far right. Can't wait for the EIS AGM next! #stuc25

Julie Chrystal, EIS, seconds motion 61, Disability Employment Gap

I am a primary teacher & the need for this motion today has made me feel that we have failed those hopeful faces that I teach.

As a teacher I’m going to ask you to raise your hand in support of this motion. #STUC25

Fed-up Scots to march on Holyrood to 'demand better' for communities Trade unions and anti-poverty campaigners will unite to stage a mass demonstration in Edinburgh against worsening social and economic inequalities.

Alongside the @povertyalliance.org and groups throughout civic Scotland, we are marching on the Parliament to demand better.

📅25th October
📍Edinburgh

Join us as we say, with one voice, that #ScotlandDemandsBetter #STUC25

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Christina Fleming, EIS, speaks to Composite I Neurodiversity and Young People in the Workplace.

"The or lack of or misdiagnosis of neurodiversity among women and girls often leads them to develop a debilitating mask." #STUC25

Sunita Nayyer, EIS, speaks in support of Composite J suicide and mental health prevention and awareness.

Sunita highlighted the increased risk of poor mental health and suicidal thoughts among marginalised groups.

"More must be done to support everyone’s mental health”

Carmen Sullivan, EIS Delegate, speaks in support of composite H - Preventing and Tackling Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

“Our profession is over 80% women, too often Sexual Harassment goes unchallenged and unspoken about, this is a consequence of inequality, please support the motion" #STUC25

EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley moves a composite motion on behalf of general council at #STUC25 on tackling the far right, "Building working class unity is not on the far-right agenda. It is what they fear the most, but it is our job to make it happen."

Susan Quinn seconds a motion at #STUC25 on the value of music education, and encourages delegates to sign our IMT petition: www.eis.org.uk/change-the-t...

"Support music education. Support our young people in having these fabulous opportunities."

Seconding the final motion of the day at #STUC25, 'education is a community worth fighting for', Neil Anderson says, "They say it takes a village to raise a child. The education community is that village. We need to be able to fight for that community as a whole." The motion is carried.

EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley moves motion 28, 'Implementing the Rights of Children and Workers' at #STUC25, "High functioning democracies uphold human rights and human beings flourish because of it...we can’t equivocate on the right to free speech and to education."

EIS President Allan Crosbie moves motion 30 at #STUC25, Funding Quality Education in Scotland, "Far too many new teachers have been trapped on temporary contracts for years - moving from school to school with no hope of a permanent job. They joined the profession on the promise of a stable career."

EIS delegate Damien Stantchev speaking in support of motion 31, Universities in Crisis, Save Higher Education, "Academia is in crisis and is now notorious for excessive workloads and poor mental health...We should be campaigning for a change of business models by which universities are run." #STUC25

EIS delegate Christina Fleming speaking in support of a motion concerning University of Dundee Governance at #STUC25, "University management need to recognise the importance of working collectively with trade unions to address the crisis."

EIS Ex-President Paula McEwan successfully moved motion 33 at #STUC25, Work Shouldn't Hurt, "We are calling for specific funding to be made available to tackle violence and aggression in our educational establishments. Our members must be safe at work. Work shouldn’t hurt us."

EIS Vice-President Adam Sutcliffe seconding a motion on Workload and Wellbeing, "The professionalism of teachers, their willingness to go the extra mile by extending their working hours for free, is having a negative effect on their health, wellbeing and family life." #STUC25

EIS delegate David Gibson speaking in support of composite motion, Rebuilding our Public Services, #STUC25, "Rebuilding public services is vital, long overdue and requires some tough decisions - not the type of tough decisions that continually affect the most vulnerable in society."

Conference resumes with emergency motion 10 Dundee University, Damian Stanchev, EIS Delegate, speaks in support of the motion.

"As an academic myself working in a university for the past 20 years, academia is close to my heart, please support the motion" #STUC25

Our movement has come together at #STUC25 to fight for what matters: rebuilding our public services, fighting the far right and winning a better deal for workers.

👇Watch the roundup from @rozfoyer.bsky.social on day one of Congress.

The EIS delegation at #STUC25 on this International Workers Memorial Day, pledging to remember the dead and fight for the living #IWMD2025

First time at #STUC25 as an @eisunion.bsky.social delegate!

Thanks Grant!

Some amazing speeches on Composite B - Countering the Far Right. Special shout out to first time delegate @kingofmen85.bsky.social for a great contribution. #STUC25

Congrats to our new cohort of EIS H&S Reps for completing TUC-accredited Health and Safety training! Special thanks to tutor Jim Walker from Fife College.

Trained H&S Reps are vital to member wellbeing and to our EIS Campaigns in schools, colleges and universities. #SU4QE #FightingforFE

Jehan Al Azzawi, educators for peace and guest speaker addresses delegates.

It is an honour to be here today as you take stock of all that has gone on last year after one of the longest public sector pay disputes in Scotland.

Congratulations to you for your victory over pay.

"From Glasgow to Edinburgh, Dundee to Fife purple FELA hats have been a constant at every Palestinian march across Scotland. You recognise that our liberation is contingent on the liberation of Palestine, you in the college sector understand and appreciate a collective struggle"

The morning session at #FELA25 had lively debate with motions on the rise of misogyny, the increasing workload of lecturers, consent around the filming of classes and learning materials and much more.

Conference resumes with EIS President Allan Crosbie addressing delegates.

"It is no overstatement to say that your victory has had positive consequences for not only the EIS but to the trade union movement as a whole, so we thank you for your resilience last year." #FELA25