HUNDREDS of schools across Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire are set to close tomorrow due to strike action.

We previously reported Unison announced staff working in the council areas will walk out on Wednesday, November 1 in a dispute over local government pay. 

The move comes after catering, cleaning, pupil support, administration and janitorial employees represented by the union voted overwhelmingly to reject Cosla’s latest pay offer.

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Glasgow City Council confirmed last week that all its nurseries, primary schools and ASL schools (including ASL secondaries) will be closed to children and young people. 

Secondary schools will only be open for pupils in S4-S6, except for r Àrd-sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu which will be closed to all pupils. 

Johanna Baxter, UNISON Scotland head of local government, said: "The last thing we want is to cause disruption for pupils and parents, but school staff have been left with no other option.  

"Workers are taking action because they want children to be educated in well-resourced, well-staffed schools and they want to start trying to reverse the years of under-investment in both the workforce and services. 

"While no deal has yet been reached, we continue to have constructive dialogue with COSLA and we remain committed to resolving this dispute as soon as possible."

Mark Ferguson, chair of UNISON Scotland’s local government committee, said: "Our members voted overwhelmingly to reject Cosla’s pay offer and are determined to fight for the improved pay offer they deserve. 

"Cosla and the Scottish government need to give school staff a decent wage rise, fund any increase properly and commit to implementing a minimum underpinning rate of pay of £15 per hour for all local government workers."

The action is part of a rolling strike action that will take place in schools, and early years establishments linked to schools, across Scotland in the coming weeks.