Parents across Perth and Kinross could see their children without school for an additional fortnight after the October break this month.
Thousands of kids could be out of school for four weeks this month after Unison announces strike action across First Minister John Swinney ’s constituency.
It comes after the union voted against the latest pay offer from local government umbrella body Cosla, which would boost staff pay by either 67p per hour or 3.6 per cent, whichever is higher. Despite Unison's resistance, Scottish council leaders have already opted to implement the deal, citing acceptance by two other unions, GMB and Unite.
Mr Hope said: “Taking action like this is the last thing school and early years staff want to do. Employees are taking this first stand on behalf of all local government workers because they’ve seen a decade of pay cuts and they see other sectors being offered deals of greater value.” But Finance and Local Government Secretary Shona Robison said: “While this government respects workers’ rights, no-one’s interests will be served by industrial action which will disrupt children and young people attending schools and nurseries in Perth and Kinross.
Ms Hagmann added: “The offer is worth 4.27 per cent across the workforce and is aligned to the pay award for teaching staff, which has been agreed with the teachers’ panel and all other pay bargaining groups. ”
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