Scottish schools set for further strikes as support staff reject pay offer

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Nine out 10 Unison members voted to reject the latest pay offer from local government umbrella body Cosla in a consultative ballot.

About nine out of 10 Unison members voted to reject the latest pay offer for school support staff from local government umbrella body Cosla in a consultative ballot.

The strikes follow industrial action by Unison members in 24 local authorities last month, leading to school and nursery closures across much of the country. “The school staff taking part in strike action support children in school every day of the year, and many are parents with school-age children too.

“No one wants to cause disruption for pupils and parents, but school staff have been left with no other option.

 

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