PAY

Strike action threat after pay offer imposition

Trade union Unison has threatened strike action after local authority leaders in Scotland decided to impose their pay offer.

© Cosmix/Pixabay

© Cosmix/Pixabay

Trade union Unison has threatened strike action after local authority leaders in Scotland decided to impose their pay offer. 

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) decided to push ahead with a pay increase of £1,292 or 3.6%, whichever is higher.

GMB and Unite had voted to accept the offer but Unison – Scotland's largest local government union – has rejected the rise.

Unison said more than 90,000 council and school staff in Scotland would now be balloted for strike action.

Local government lead for Unison Scotland, David O'Connor, said the imposition was a ‘bitter disappointment'.

He added: ‘They've resorted to some of the worst employment practices by imposing this deal. They should be utterly ashamed of themselves.'

COSLA has previously said the offer was ‘at the absolute limit of affordability'.

PAY

Union announces strike ballot over pay

By Martin Ford | 16 April 2025

Scottish council workers are to be balloted over strike action in response to what a union has described as a ‘pitiful’ pay offer.

PAY

Policy action needed to solve financial challenges

By Martin Ford | 08 April 2025

Radical short-term fixes followed by changes in policy are required to shore-up local government finances, MPs have been told.

PAY

Angry reaction to Starmer stance on Brum bin strike

By Martin Ford | 07 April 2025

A war of words has broken out between the Government and union bosses over the bin strike in Birmingham.

PAY

EXCLUSIVE: Auditors look into chief's £327k payoff

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

Auditors are assessing an objection to Thanet DC’s accounts after an ex-councillor said they should declare a £327,000 severance payment to its former boss ‘...

Popular articles by William Eichler