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Glasgow Live
National
Keiran Fleming

Glasgow teachers speak out on 'workload and staffing issues' as hundreds gather at strike rally in pay dispute

Hundreds of teachers made their way to Nelson Monument in Glasgow Green after standing in picket lines across the city during the first mass strike in 40 years.

The gathering was one of many taking place throughout Scotland, with teachers coming together in Aberdeen, Elgin, Inverness, Edinburgh and Dundee. In Glasgow the message was clear, those in education feel undervalued and deserve more pay.

Teachers were offered a five per cent rise earlier in the year and a final offer was tabled on Tuesday, however, it was too little too late according to some.

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