TELFORD STRIKE ACTION SUSPENDED AS DRAFT AGREEMENT REACHED

Following negotiations between the EIS and management at Edinburgh’s Telford College, a draft agreement has been reached which aims to bring an end to the current employment dispute at the college. This will now be subject to a consultative ballot of EIS-FELA members in the college. In the meantime, all industrial action by EIS-FELA members at Telford College has been suspended.

A joint statement has been released on behalf of management and the EIS-FELA branch at Telford College, which reads as follows:

Following a series of meetings, senior managers of Edinburgh’s Telford College and EIS – FELA branch representatives have reached agreement on a series of measures which are designed to bring an end to the current dispute. This agreement will now be put to EIS members in a ballot.

Paramount in the discussions was the need to ensure that any interruption to teaching for students would be concluded and that both sides would work to restore positive working relationships for the future.

Both parties are optimistic that productive working relations can be forged once more, with regular and early consultation and negotiation on a wide range of matters.

In this way any issues regarding the direction for the college would be identified and resolved, with relevant and valued input from all quarters.