Members of the EIS union, which represents teachers in Scotland, began 16 days of industrial action on Monday, with teachers in two of Scotland's 32 local authority areas protesting each day until 6 February.
The union stated there is a"continuing strong turnout" on picket lines and at campaign rallies.
An EIS spokesperson claimed that there had been no further talks scheduled with the Scottish government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to settle the dispute.However in a statement to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday afternoon, Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said she had spoken to the general secretaries of the teaching unions over the past few days, with more talks set to continue this week.
As a compromise is sought, the MSP called on the unions to suspend their industrial action in the meantime.The EIS's Ms Bradley said:"This 16-day programme of strike action is another clear message to the Scottish government and COSLA that they must improve their pay offer to Scotland's teachers. "EIS members have already taken three days of national strike action across Scotland, and this escalation of strike action is a direct consequence of the failure of the Scottish government and COSLA to negotiate a fair pay offer to Scotland's teaching professionals."The dispute has been ongoing since February last year.
Unions have rejected a pay offer which would see most teachers receive a 5% wage rise, although the lowest earners would get an increase of 6.85%.
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