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Staff strikes close Scottish schools as union warns against imposing pay offer

Janitors, cleaners and pupil support assistants are among the workers to have walked out in four local authority areas.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of schools close as support staff take strike action across Scotland

Janitors, cleaners and classroom assistants are among those taking strike action across four local authorities in Scotland

The Independent UK

Hundreds of schools close as support staff take strike action

Janitors, cleaners and classroom assistants are among those taking strike action across four local authorities in Scotland on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

School staff in Scotland set to strike again in ongoing pay dispute

Union members are readying themselves for a further wave of strike action in Scotland’s schools and early years centres this week in a continuing…

The National (Scotland)

School staff in Scotland set to strike again in continuing pay dispute

Workers in four local authority areas are preparing to hold a one-day strike on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

No more funding for school staff pay offer, says Yousaf as strikes planned

Unison announced another wave of action on Wednesday.

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Schools in more council areas to be impacted by support staff strike action

MORE council areas in Scotland are set to be impacted by disruption in schools following the announcement of further walkouts by support staff.

The National (Scotland)

Nearly all schools in Glasgow will close due to Unison strike next week

Schools run by Inverclyde Council, East Renfrewshire Council, Renfrewshire Council and Glasgow City Council, will all be impacted by strike action.

The Independent UK

Major Scottish museums forced to shut amid strike action over service cuts

MEMBERS of trade union Unison have closed several museums in a major Scottish city amid an ongoing dispute over cuts to jobs and services.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Water workers continue threat of strike action after talks fail

WORKERS at Scottish Water could go on strike after pay talks failed.

The National (Scotland)

Hundreds of Scottish Water workers vote for strike action over pay dispute

HUNDREDS of Scottish Water workers have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay.

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow museum staff to strike after plan to axe jobs revealed

Unison members in the Glasgow Museum and Collections team are set to strike after Glasgow Life revealed plans to axe 38 jobs.

The National (Scotland)

GMB members accept schools pay deal as Unison rejection mean strikes loom

A total of 62% of GMB members balloted accepted the deal.

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Scottish schools face further strikes as trade union members reject pay offer

UNISON members have voted in favour of further strike action in Scottish schools across the country in the coming weeks.

The Guardian - UK

Holiday pay ruling ‘entitles many UK workers to thousands in unfairly deducted wages’

Unison says decision affects other types of employee payments and is ‘victory for underpaid workers’

The National (Scotland)

SNP Rutherglen by-election candidate urges voters to 'send a message to Westminster'

THE Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election is a chance for voters to “send a message to

The Independent UK

First Minister urges union to listen to members over school support staff strike

School support staff in 24 local authorities in Scotland walked out this week.

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The National (Scotland)

Warning as Unison write to Scottish Government on further school strike action

UNISON has warned that further industrial action for school staff is being planned, as it reveals it has again written to Cosla and the Scottish…

The Guardian - UK

Councils ‘on their knees’ as they face record £3.5bn funding shortfall

Research finds 114 councils in England, Scotland and Wales facing budget gaps of more than £10m

The Independent UK

Sturgeon shows support for striking school staff on picket line

The former first minister briefly joined workers outside Royal Mile Primary School, Edinburgh, on Thursday.

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon joins striking school workers on picket line in Edinburgh

NICOLA Sturgeon joined striking school workers on the picket line in Edinburgh on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of striking school support staff attend rally calling for fair pay

Unison members are taking three days of strike action.

The Independent UK

Abuse survivor cash and pupil funding ‘re-profiled’ for school staff pay deal

Non-teaching staff have walked out at schools across Scotland, closing many of them to pupils.

The Guardian - UK

Strike by support staff closes hundreds of Scottish schools

Three-day action over cuts begins amid confusion caused by split between unions on how to handle new offer

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