School staff plan to take part in what will be the first national strike action over pay for almost 40 years in a protest next week
Scotland's largest teaching union has announced two more strike days are planned for January in a dispute over pay. On top of next week's walkout, the Educational Institute of Scotland trade union say there will be further strikes on January 10 and 1, "unless a fair pay offer is made".
The EIS has already rejected the 5 per cent pay rise offered as being "wholly inadequate". Deputy First Minister John Swinney made clear to unions that finding extra cash to fund public sector pay rises beyond what has been offered would mean more cuts to services. "Should no acceptable offer be received from employers by this time, our members will be called to take further strike action on two days in early January."
She claimed Thursday's meeting "seems to have been called simply to make it appear as though talks are progressing".
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