As Nursery World went to press, the strike was expected to take place on Wednesday 6 June and would close all four council nurseries - Disraeli, Hanbury, Hanwell and Windmill.
The 46 staff, with one exception, are all women and have been undertaking new duties and responsibilities since a reorganisation in 1996. Their pay has not been reviewed in more than 11 years and public service union, Unison, has accused the council of reneging on an agreement that would have resulted in significant pay rises, and brought the nursery workers in line with other authority staff.
The strike follows a rally by 2,000 to 3,000 Scottish nursery nurses in Glasgow last month also demanding better pay, conditions and status (News, 24 May).
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