Rennie responds to proposed school and early years strikes

Responding to reports that school and early years staff, including janitors, cleaners, caterers, classroom assistants and administration workers, could walk out as soon as early September in a dispute over pay, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

“There is a simple explanation for why these strikes are being called- years of SNP/Green cuts to local authority budgets.

“With the cost-of-living crisis now biting, staff are at their wit’s end.  

“Any single day of a child’s education lost is nothing short of a travesty. This should be a serious kick up the behind for the Scottish Government; they need to step up to the plate and sort it out.”