Schools across 10 councils in Scotland are set for disruption after workers in education and early years services voted for industrial action, Unite has confirmed.
The union said thousands of staff including janitors, cleaners, caterers, classroom assistants and administration workers will take targeted action in the new school term amid a dispute over pay.
Union members in Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Western Isles, Dundee, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Glasgow, Inverclyde, and Orkney backed the action.
Sharon Graham, Unite’s general secretary, said it comes after no improved pay offer was put on the table following talks with council umbrella body Cosla.
The union is urging First Minister Humza Yousaf to directly intervene in the dispute.
Last week, support staff in the GMB Scotland voted for strike action in a dispute over the offer of a 5.5% in-year pay rise.
Ms Graham said: “The message for both the Scottish Government and Cosla is loud and clear. Thousands of our members have voted to take strike action in education and early years services because they won’t accept a real-terms pay cut.
