Schools across Glasgow as well as Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire and Lanarkshire will be closed later this month after thousands of staff voted to take part in strike action.
UNISON and Unite have confirmed that strike action will affect primary and secondary schools in 24 local authorities, with 76% of Scotland's schools being affected.
UNISON Scotland’s head of local government, Johanna Baxter said: “Going on strike is always a last resort – our members want to be in schools supporting children not on picket lines outside them. But they have been left with no option. Local government workers overwhelmingly rejected COSLA’s below-inflation pay offer back in March and despite our repeated representations no improvement has been forthcoming.
Chair of UNISON Scotland’s local government committee, Mark Ferguson said: "Our members are steadfast in their resolve to fight for fair pay. COSLA’s offer falls short of UNISON’s pay claim, it is also less than the offer made to the lowest-paid local government staff south of the border."No-one wants to see schools close but COSLA need to come back with a significantly improved pay offer very soon if strike action is to be avoided.
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