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Birmingham school support staff to strike over pay settlement delays
SCHOOL support staff in 35 Birmingham workplaces are preparing to walk out on strike during Sats exams week.
Their union, GMB, said that about 1,500 workers will join the action on Tuesday May 14, including teaching assistants, catering staff and grounds maintenance workers.
It comes as Birmingham City Council bosses have been slammed for delays in settling equal pay claims by women workers at the authority.
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