Strike action
'No appetite' for Scottish equal pay unit
Scottish Government ministers are unlikely to establish a national equal pay unit despite calls from the trade union that led strikes over the snowballing issue.
Unison warns of looming strike as it awaits pay offer
Scotland’s largest local government union has warned strike preparations could begin next week amid growing tensions over pay.
Coventry pushes ahead with 'fire and rehire' plan
Coventry City Council has begun a staff consultation over controversial ‘fire and rehire’ proposals.
Union backs strike at Brum
GMB trade union members at Birmingham City Council have voted overwhelmingly to support strike action over perceived delays in settling equal pay claims.
Rayner floats three-year pay deal
An incoming Labour Government could throw its weight behind a longer-term pay deal for the sector to avoid the embarrassment of strikes, well-placed sources have suggested.
Northern Ireland gripped by largest strike in 50 years
Eighty per cent of Northern Ireland’s public sector workers have walked out in a pay dispute – the biggest strike in the country for 50 years.
New offer in pay dispute
More money has been offered in the hope of averting strike action by Scottish Unison members.
Council chiefs to receive 3.5% pay increase
Local authority chief executives will receive a 3.5% salary increase backdated to the beginning of April after agreement was reached on this year’s pay award.
EXCLUSIVE: Unions delay next steps discussion
Trade unions have agreed to reconvene to discuss their next steps on the ongoing pay dispute within days of GMB’s strike ballots closing, The MJ understands.
Union vows to oppose controversial crackdown
Local government’s largest trade union has warned any attempt to impose a controversial crackdown on strikes will be met with strong opposition.
Unite in summer strike warning
Trade union Unite has warned summer strike action will hit key events after talks with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) collapsed.
Unions move closer to summer strike action
Unite members working for councils have rejected a pay offer from local government employers and the union will now ballot on strike action.
Dundee workers to strike over outsourcing plan
More than 300 Dundee City Council workers have voted to strike as they fight plans to outsource services.
Pay 'putting off potential new finance recruits'
Lower levels of pay in the public sector are discouraging finance professionals from entering local government and could hinder its capacity, experts have warned.
Coventry's budget gap widened by strikes
Strike action by bin lorry drivers has cost Coventry City Council more than £7m.
Warning council staff could strike again within weeks
Local government workers in Scotland could be back on strike within weeks, trade unions have warned.
'Fierce resistance' to threatened strike clampdown
Any attempt by new Prime Minister Liz Truss to outlaw strikes will be met with ‘fierce resistance,’ trade union Unite has warned.
Scottish council workers consider 7.5% pay offer
Strikes that have hit schools and waste services across a number of council areas in Scotland have been suspended as workers consider a new pay offer.
Scottish council workers reject 5% pay offer
Waste service workers will today go on strike across 14 local authority areas in Scotland after trade union Unite rejected a 5% pay offer.
COSLA raises pay offer
An improved offer of a 5% pay increase looks unlikely to halt industrial action by council workers in Scotland.