Secondary faculty academics in West Lothian are set to strike as they struggle for higher pay and situations.
Lecturers who're members of the Scottish Secondary Lecturers' Affiliation (SSTA) will stroll out right here on December 8.
Members of Scotland's largest academics' union, the EIS, are attributable to strike on Thursday in a transfer which is able to shut virtually all of Scotland's faculties.
A poll of the SSTA union's 6,500 members noticed 96 per cent vote for strike motion on a turnout of 71 per cent.
Catherine Nicol, SSTA president, mentioned: "The chief committee felt it had no choice however to maneuver to strike motion as a result of failure of the employers (Cosla) and the Scottish Authorities to make an improved pay provide.
"The final pay provide was made on the August 19 and was shortly rejected by the instructor unions. Regardless of a collection of engagements, not even yet another penny has been placed on the desk.
"Lecturers have had sufficient of fantastic phrases and are being compelled to take strike motion to attain an improved pay award. I hope the Scottish Authorities will step up and assist to keep away from instructor strikes that no one needs".
A Cosla spokeswoman mentioned: "Scottish native authorities values its total workforce, of which academics are a key half.
"Making a suggestion that's reasonably priced permits councils to guard the entire of training providers and in the end enhance outcomes for youngsters and younger individuals.
"Together with Scottish authorities, we're working carefully and at tempo to make sure a revised provide may be introduced ahead, nevertheless, there are extraordinarily difficult monetary choices that have to be made, and the results have to be understood.
"We are going to stay in lively discussions with our commerce union companions."
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