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Teaching union rejects ‘derisory’ pay offer and warns members will strike

A teaching union has rejected what it has described as a “derisory” pay offer and has warned its members are willing to strike. Members of the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) rejected the 2021 offer, which proposed a 1.22% increase ...

30 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Union to ballot council workers over industrial action in row over pay

A union that represents council workers is preparing to ballot for industrial action amongst “targeted groups” of staff as part of an ongoing row over pay. Unite confirmed it was looking to stage a vote after a consultative ballot found that 91% ...

26 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Scotland

Action promised on long hospital stays and out-of-area placements

The Scottish Government has said it aims to have “greatly reduced” long hospital stays and out-of-area placements for those with learning difficulties or complex needs by March 2024. In a new report published on Monday, the Government and local ...

21 Feb 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Unions call for pay deal to address rising inflation and energy prices

Three trade unions have called for a pay deal for local government staff that helps tackle the rising cost of energy prices and inflation. Unite, Unison and GMB have submitted a joint pay claim to local authority body Cosla that, among other ...

18 Jan 2022 at 17:25

Scotland

We need realistic and proper pay for councillors, say local government leaders

Councillors’ pay “does not cut the mustard”, the Scottish Government has been told, with local authority chiefs demanding ministers take a “realistic look” at their wages. Leaders at Cosla, which represents Scotland’s 32 local councils, ...

10 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

National Care Service could put services at risk, warn council leaders

Scotland’s council leaders have unanimously warned that plans for a National Care Service could jeopardise service delivery. Following a meeting of local authority leaders on Monday, the health and social care spokesman for local ...

04 Jul 2022 at 19:29

All parties in council pay dispute committed to fair settlement, Swinney says

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said he “welcomed the commitment” to reach a fair settlement in the ongoing dispute over council pay as talks continued on Thursday evening. Following discussions between Cosla, trade ...

25 Aug 2022 at 22:00

Nicola Sturgeon to intervene in bid to end council pay row ‘crisis’

Nicola Sturgeon is to meet union leaders in a bid to end the council workers’ strike “crisis”. The First Minister will chair talks on Thursday afternoon, with the discussions taking place as the clean-up gets under way in ...

01 Sept 2022 at 13:05

Waste workers to return to work as first wave of strikes to end

Waste workers in authorities across Scotland will return to work on Thursday as the first wave of strike action ends. Staff from the Unite, Unison and GMB unions walked out as part of a dispute over pay, but negotiations ...

01 Sept 2022 at 03:45

Local government alone cannot solve pay dispute, says Scottish Labour

Local government alone cannot solve pay disputes across Scotland, Scottish Labour has said. The party spoke out as it emerged that industrial action in cleansing and education will go ahead next week after unions ...

29 Aug 2022 at 21:10

Strikes set to go ahead as unions reject ‘unacceptable’ council pay offer

Strikes in cleansing and education are set to go ahead next week after unions rejected the latest “unacceptable” offer from local authorities. After negotiations over the weekend, Unite’s local government ...

29 Aug 2022 at 19:21

Scotland

John Swinney tells councils they need to put up more cash to avert strikes

John Swinney said the Scottish Government will put up more than £100 million of taxpayers’ cash in a bid to avert strikes across Scotland, but then said local authorities will need to do the same. Cosla ...

05 Aug 2022 at 20:44

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