School and nursery staff in nine Scottish boroughs are set to go on three days in a row over pay next month, it has been confirmed.
Unison said its members would strike on September 6, 7 and 8 after talks with Council body Cosla failed to reach an agreement.
School and kindergarten staff will join waste and recycling workers who have already begun strikes.
Unison said a total of 13,000 members would be involved.
Schools, day care centers and nurseries are suspended in Aberdeenshire, Clackmannanshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, Orkney, North Lanarkshire, Stirling and South Lanarkshire.
Unison represents workers including school canteen staff, cleaners, janitors, teaching assistants and educators.
- Bin strikes continue as unions challenge wage offer
Unions have been seeking further details on a 5% wage offer from local authorities, with refuse workers in Edinburgh starting a two-week strike last week and refuse collectors in around half of Scotland’s other local authorities set to join them from tomorrow.
Local authorities had initially proposed a 3.5% increase before raising their offer to 5%, with the minimum hourly rate also set to rise to £10.50.
However, unions have said there is not enough detail on how this will affect the lowest paid workers.
Unite and the GMB are also involved in the dispute, with further talks with representatives from Cosla and the unions due to take place on Tuesday.
Johanna Baxter, head of Unison Scotland local government, said unions were still trying to find a solution.
She said many members were struggling with fuel, food and household bills, and accused both Cosla and the Scottish Government of “holding on their heels” a salary offer.
She added: “So far we’ve only had one talk offer – we haven’t had a salary offer.
“Until we can explain to Unison members how a salary offer might affect them, community workers have no choice but to go on strike.”
The Scottish Government has previously said councils have enough money to offer workers a “reasonable” pay rise, but Cosla said further talks with the Government on long-term funding and flexibility were needed to assess the impact on public services and communities to limit.
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