COUNCIL officials have warned breakfast clubs could be called off “at short notice” as janitors announce further strike action.
More than 130 janitors, who are all members of trade union Unison and Cordia employees, will walk out of primary schools for five days on Monday May 16.
Staff are asking for extra rates ranging from £500 to £1000 a year for additional duties.
They claim other colleagues are given payments for tasks involving physically demanding work, working outside or dealing with unpleasant conditions.
Staff have criticised the council and Cordia for refusing to negotiate with them, and claim their dispute could be settled for around £120,000 a year.
However the local authority claim there have been negotiations and say not all janitors will be taking part in the action.
Sam Macartney, Glasgow Unison Branch Officer, said: “Our jannies deserve justice.
“Glasgow City Council is treating them with contempt.
“We will be asking Glasgow’s newly elected MSPs to support the Justice4Jannies campaign.”
Dozens of janitors will hold a protest outside the City Chambers on Monday at 12.30pm, and outside Parliament on Wednesday May 18.
They have been striking for nine days since March, and plan to continue with their action if they do not reach a deal.
Union officials have apologised to parents and carers about the inconvenience the strike has caused and urged them “to check that hazards are not occurring in their school.”
These hazards include cleaning duties, fire checks and litter collections.
A spokeswoman from Glasgow City Council said: “This dispute is between the employers, Cordia, and the section of janitors who are members of the union, Unison.
“Contrary to the impression given in sections of the media it does not involve every school janitor and is inaccurate to say that there have been no discussions to try to settle the dispute.
“The council will continue to work with Cordia to ensure that our schools and nurseries will be open for business as usual.
“Our expectation is that all Breakfast Clubs will operate as normal during the five day industrial action.
“However, parents and carers need to be aware that this is subject to change at short notice depending of local arrangements and circumstances.”
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