Scotland’s largest teaching union has announced further “targeted” strike action to take place in the constituencies of key Scottish politicians, including the First Minister and Deputy First Minister.
One year after the EIS submitted a pay claim, the union has announced further strike action, singling out Nicola Sturgeon, John Swinney, Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville, Scottish Green education spokesman Ross Greer and Katie Hagmann, the resources spokeswoman for local authority body Cosla.
The announcement is the latest escalation in the long-running dispute which threatens to rumble on into the exam period.
The EIS said on Tuesday that four out of the five areas – not including the Dumfries and Galloway ward of Ms Hagmann due to an already planned holiday period – would see teacher walkouts beginning on February 22, followed by strikes in all five areas starting on March 7.
