Schools in Renfrewshire to close this week as last-minute strike talks fail

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Three days of strikes in Renfrewshire schools will go ahead from tomorrow after a last-minute pay offer was rejected.Local authority body Cosla was given an extra £80 million by the Scottish Government to try and settle the dispute and avoid the strikes involving school support staff including cleaners, caterers, janitors and administrators.The pay offer put to several unions on Thursday would have seen the lowest paid earn around £2,000 a year more.It was rejected by Unison.

They will walk out on September 26, September 27 and September 28 in 24 council areas. The union said the latest offer was “too little, too late”.The GMB and Unite unions announced that they have suspended planned strikes on the same dates as they consult their members over the offer.But with Unison still striking, all education institutes – bar a handful of early years centres – in Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire will remain closed.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.

D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial Unison Scotland head of local government Johanna Baxter said: “This revised offer is far too little, too late.