Glasgow schools could be hit with TWO strikes in two months as pay talks stall

in two months now looms over high schools if employers do not meet union demands.claimed the pay offer on the table for janitors and cleaning staff in the city's 30 secondary schools"would shame Scrooge".

Glasgow City Council subcontracts its janitorial, cleaning and maintenance services to private firm Amey. "Amey is a multi-national company raking in vast profits but is driving our members into poverty with a pay offer that would shame Scrooge."They are the contract holder and ultimately responsible for the exploitation that is going under their noses."

Now the union is holding two separate ballots for maintenance staff, and cleaning and janitorial staff with the ballot closing on August 22.One janitor and senior union rep, who asked to stay anonymous, added:"GMB members are sick of their treatment after working all through Covid-19.

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