School teachers in Scotland continue strike action over pay

Teachers union rejected revised offer of 6% -- below demand, inflation rate

By Aysu Bicer

LONDON (AA) - School teachers in Scotland are on the second day of a strike action amid a dispute with the government regarding pay, with several schools closed.

The NASUWT union last week rejected a revised pay offer of 6%, which is below the unions' demand and the inflation rate.

"Alongside the strike action, NASUWT members are continuing to undertake ongoing action short of strike action. Members are refusing to cover for absent colleagues and are attending no more than one meeting per week outside pupil sessions," it said

"With the rate of inflation remaining at almost its 40-year high point this offer still represented a real terms pay cut," the union said in a statement.

The Scottish government has said the 10% increase the union wants is unaffordable.

The annual inflation rate in the UK fell to 10.1% in January from 10.5% in December, below forecasts of 10.3%.

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