School strikes affecting Dundee, Angus and Perth have been called off.
Trade unions have recommended members accept a new pay offer and confirmed industrial action is off as they consider the terms.
School support staff – including janitors, cleaners, caterers and classroom assistants -who are members of Unite were due to strike next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Ahead of Friday’s negotiations between Cosla, representing local authorities, and three trade unions, Dundee, Angus and Perth and Kinross had outlined their contingency plans.
What did the local authorities say?
All council run nurseries and schools in Dundee were to close from Wednesday September 7 to Friday September 9 as a result of the strike action.
This included Kingspark School and the Rockwell Learning Centre.
Angus Council said it expected schools and nurseries in the area to remain open.
It did, however, say a small number of schools – those with members of Unite – were more likely than others to be affected by the industrial action.
And if other staff members outside Unite chose not to cross picket lines, some Angus schools could have shut at short notice.
Perth and Kinross Council confirmed that Perth Academy and Fairview School were also to shut from Wednesday to Friday.
All other schools in the region were to open as normal.
Other Scottish schools to shut
Glasgow City Council announced last week primary schools in the city were to close as a result of the strike action.
Unite union members there were scheduled to go strike from Tuesday to Thursday.
Schools and nurseries were also to shut in North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire, while all council run nurseries in Aberdeenshire were to shut.
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