Unite, Unison and GMB Scotland have each rejected COSLA's offer. School support staff including cleaners, caterers and janitors are now set to strike later this month.
A third union has rejected a"measly" pay offer from local government employers as the prospect of strike action by school support staff looms closer.
Unite criticised the revised offer from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities which it said would represent an increase of only £0.01 per hour for those on the lowest pay, effective from January next year. It warned members across 11 councils will walk out later this month unless something"dramatic" happens over the coming weeks.unions also rejected the two-part offer that COSLA had said would provide at least a £1,929 increase in annual salary for workers by 1 January 2024.
School support staff including cleaners, caterers, janitors and school support assistants will take part in the coordinated action over three days from Tuesday 26 September to Thursday 28 September. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:"It has taken COSLA five months to increase their offer by a measly 38p a week for the lowest paid council workers.
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