Perth primary schools close as strikes target Swinney constituency

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Staff on the picket line at Riverside Primary School in Perth

BBC Man in purple jacket and bobble hat holds fair pay now sign as a crowd of picketers behind him wave flagsand banners under a clear blue morning sky. — Staff on the picket line at Riverside Primary School in Perth

All of the primary schools in Perth and Kinross are closed after non-teaching school staff began strike action in First Minister John Swinney’s constituency.

Members of the union Unison, which includes janitors and classroom assistants, have walked out over pay for all council workers – meaning 50 schools and early years centres will be closed today and could remain closed for two weeks.

The union has targeted the first minister’s constituency with hopes of putting pressure on Mr Swinney.

The latest pay offer – an increase of either 3.6% or £1,292 – was made in August to see off the threat of bin strikes and it was accepted by GMB and Unite but not Unison, the biggest council union.

The union has targeted its industrial action in Perth and Kinross where John Swinney is the local MSP

Getty Images John Swinney, in a black suit and purple tie wearing glasses, is mid-speech. He stands in front of a microphone with a dark background. — The union has targeted its industrial action in Perth and Kinross where John Swinney is the local MSP

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