School cleaners, caterers, janitors and support staff in Scotland launch three days of strikes
School support workers, who are members of Unison, on the picket line at Trinity Primary School in Edinburgh, September 26, 2023
THOUSANDS of school cleaners, caterers, janitors and support assistants in 1,800 schools across Scotland have begun three days of strikes.
Unison estimate that up to 21,000 of their members have begun industrial action, affecting three-quarters of the country’s primary and secondary schools.
Unions and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) have been locked in a pay dispute for over six months, as workers have rejected sub-inflation pay offers.
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