Strike dates announced for new term affecting Glasgow schools

Two days of strike action have been announced affecting schools in Glasgow next month.

GMB has revealed staff, in non-teaching roles, will take action in school and early years in a dispute over pay.Glasgow is one of the 10 local authority areas affected.GMB said members voted to support industrial action after Cosla, representing local authorities, refused to revise the offer or ask the Scottish Government for support.

The areas affected are Aberdeen, Clackmannanshire, Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar, Dundee, East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, Glasgow, Orkney, Renfrewshire and South Ayrshire. The union said the Cosla offer would mean a rise for the lowest-paid workers in Scotland’s councils £700 less this year than that offered to colleagues in England and Walessenior organiser for public service said: “The latest figures show that, despite rising wages, pay is still being outstripped by inflation.workers does not come close to matching the surging cost of living and one that is worth less with every month that passes.

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