Staff at All Saints RC secondary school in South Bank and St George's RC primary in Fishergate who are National Education Union (NEU) members will go out on strike on Wednesday next week (April 30) with further strikes planned on Tuesday and Wednesday June 24 and 25.
They say it is over issues they have with financial management at the Middlesbrough academy chain to which the schools now belong - Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust (NPCAT).
An independent bishop-led investigation into the behaviour of the trust CEO, Hugh Hegarty has been on-going since last Autumn.
The move follows planned strike action at All Saints RC in October last year being called off.
The trust say a restructured board, new directors and a new chair, Karen Siedle, has been appointed and they have asked to meet with the union to discuss concerns.
Michael Kearney, NEU secretary for city of York, said that chief among the issues is the trust refusing to make their finances more transparent and accountable to York schools.
Mr Kearney said: "Huge amounts of money are still being taken from York schools for services which we deem to be inadequate or more expensive than local options, the York community cannot have its voice heard, and CEO pay has increased to a whopping minimum of £245,000 – a 75 per cent increase in four years.
"Unfortunately, the academy directors refuse to budge and are steadfastly backing this unacceptable CEO pay rise which means less money for York children.
"We believe a small York-based MAT with the local community at its heart would bring significant benefits to our schools, children and community.
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