Around 100 school janitors in Glasgow will hit the streets amid an ongoing strike over pay.

Janitors in the city's primary, nursery and additional support for learning schools will begin a fresh five-day strike from Monday October 24 as part of the escalating pay row.

The Unison members are planning protests outside Glasgow city chambers on every day of the strike.

The union claims Cordia, an arms-length organisation of the city council, is still refusing to pay a Working Context and Demands Payment to school janitors and is using "spurious arguments to justify not making this payment".

Brian Smith, Unison Glasgow secretary, said: "Unison is very clear that school janitors meet the criteria to be awarded this payment.

"Cordia's current position is that school janitors have the same working conditions 'job score' as a senior council manager located in the front of the City Chambers who never leaves their office, gets wet, works outside, lifts anything heavy or cleans up sick."

The janitors began industrial action on January 19 by boycotting certain tasks including weeding, litter picking, snow clearing, salt spreading, leaf clearing, heavy lifting, spillage clearing and animal clearing.

Since March 2016, the janitors have taken 24 days of strike action in an escalation of the dispute.

Glasgow City Council and its ALEOs pay structure awards payments to workers who undertake duties which are dirty, unpleasant, involve working outside on a regular basis or heavy lifting.

There are five levels of annual WCD payment ranging from just over £500 to more than £1000.