Schools in Nicola Sturgeon's constituency will be 'targeted' with extra strike days as the pay dispute continues.
Children attending schools in the constituencies of 'key decision-makers' in the long-running pay dispute will face a further six days of disruption as the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) escalates industrial action.
The EIS has announced three days of strike action in Glasgow's south side, Dunfermline, Perthshire North, and the part of Clydebank and Milngavie constituency that lies within the East Dunbartonshire Council area between February 22 and 24.
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A further three days of strike action will take place in these areas, on top of national strikes on February 28 and March 1 and another 20 days of rolling walkouts across Scotland's local authorities between March 13 and April 21.
Glasgow City Council has written to parents in the First Minister's Glasgow Southside constituency to inform them that schools in the area are being targeted, but that it is not yet known if they will have to close on those days.
Douglas Hutchison, the council's executive director of education services, wrote: "Since we do not know in advance how many teachers will take part in the action, we are not able to say at this stage if there will be a full closure of schools to pupils on these days.
"Officers will work with headteachers to see what is possible and schools will let their families know the information for their school community."
EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley said: "These strike dates are targeted at key decision-makers with the ability to resolve the ongoing dispute over teachers' pay.
"The announcement of targeted action has already drawn a long-awaited revised pay offer from the Scottish Government and local authority employers.
"While that offer was unacceptable, the EIS remains ready to engage in further talks with the Scottish Government and Cosla with a view to reaching a negotiated settlement that can end this dispute and thereby halt all planned strike action in schools."
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