SCHOOLS in Scotland are facing weeks of closures and disruption after a third union rejected a new pay offer.
Unite has joined Unison and the GMB in turning down the pay proposal from council umbrella body Cosla.
The rejection of the latest offer means three out of four schools could be closed by strikes during a three-day planned walkout on September 26, 27 and 28. In a letter to Cosla, Unison said the revised offer represents an increase on the previous offer of only 0.17%.For those on the lowest pay, the revised offer represents an increase of only £0.01 per hour, they said.
Twenty-four local authorities are affected including Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, and South Lanarkshire.Radio’s Good Morning Scotland, said she was concerned that disruption would become the “new normal” in schools when it shouldn’t be.
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