More schools to shut in Scotland as further Unison strikes confirmed

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1. Scottish school staff on strike over pay say they use own money for class resources | Independent

2. New wave of school closures expected this month as Unison names the next five Scottish council areas to be hit by strikes | Scotsman

3. Scotland school strikes: Unison Glasgow protest, in pictures | Herald Scotland

4. Strike by support staff closes Scottish schools as further walkouts announced | Independent

5. Scotland school strikes: Where and when will schools be closed? | The Times

Schools are set to shut in five Scottish council areas after further staff strikes were announced.

Unison staff in Dundee City, Stirling, Clackmannanshire, Angus and Perth and Kinross will walk out on 15 November, with further dates to be confirmed.

The dispute involves pupil support, cleaning, catering administration and janitorial workers in schools and early years centres.

Council body Cosla has argued that a bigger pay rise is unaffordable.

It came as strikes shut schools in four other council areas on Wednesday.

The one-day walk-out by some workers in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde follows a three-day strike in September.

A further one-day strike will take place in South Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh and Fife next Wednesday.