Parents and pupils are facing school closures in September after a trade union confirmed strike action over a pay dispute. Unison said school and early years workers will join bin workers who will already have staged their own walk out.
Unions are at loggerheads with council bosses over pay, with refuse and recycling staff in a majority of local authority areas poised for strike action this week. School staff and early learning workers, who do not include teachers, are also gearing up to take action.
COSLA, which represents councils, initially offered a 3.5 per cent rise to staff, which led to workers backing strike action. A revised 5 per cent offer is currently being considered.
