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Trade union to ballot 90,000 local government workers in pay dispute

MORE than 90,000 council and school workers in Scotland will be balloted for strike action in a pay dispute, a union has said ...

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Second union backs latest offer from Cosla – but bin strikes still loom

A SECOND trade union has voted in favour of a revised pay offer from the body that represents all Scottish councils ...

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'No more money': John Swinney responds to strike threat from council staff

JOHN Swinney has said “no more money” can be put on the table to settle pay disputes with unions in local government ...

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Trade union recommends teachers accept latest pay offer

A TRADE union has recommended teachers accept the latest pay offer from local authority employers ...

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Unison rejects latest pay offer as bin strikes to take place in 13 councils

COUNCIL workers have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest pay offer from employers, Unison has announced...

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Digital exclusion report warns 15% of adults do not have skills to get online

A report from the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission called for action to ensure Scots can access the internet.

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Probable suicide statistics show 'distressing' rise in lives lost

THE number of probable suicides in Scotland showed a “distressing” rise last year, according to new statistics.

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Council leaders make improved offer to unions in bid to avert bin strikes

COUNCIL leaders have made an improved formal offer to trade unions in a bid to avert bin strikes in Scotland...

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Scottish Government finds ‘additional funding’ it says could avert bin strikes

IMPENDING strike action by waste workers in Scotland could be averted after “additional funding” was found, ministers have said ...

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Bin strikes to begin ‘within weeks’ in over half of Scotland's councils

A SECOND union has confirmed that bin strikes will begin within weeks in council areas across Scotland.

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See the full list of areas affected by Scottish bin strikes this summer

THE vast majority of Scotland’s local authorities are set to be impacted by the upcoming bin strikes ...

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Council leaders to ask Scottish Government for more money to avoid bin strikes

UNIONS have warned ministers to act on a “window of opportunity” to end looming bin strikes after council leaders voted to ask the Scottish…

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John Swinney warns finances under ‘significant pressure’ as bin strike threat looms

JOHN Swinney said the Scottish Government has to “live in the reality of the resources we’ve got available to us” as he declined to commit to…

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Scotland faces wave of summer bin strikes as unions reject new pay offer

Risk of repeat of 2022 when mountains of refuse bags littered the streets during Edinburgh fringe

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'Stinking Scottish summer looms' as council waste workers reject pay offer

A UNION has warned that a “stinking Scottish summer looms” as the latest pay offer to council waste and recycling staff has been rejected ...

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Bin strikes on as council waste workers reject latest pay offer

THE biggest union representing council waste and recycling staff has rejected the latest pay offer aimed at avoiding summer strike action ...

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Waste workers in 14 Scottish council areas vote for strike action in row over pay

COUNCIL waste and street cleaning staff have voted for strike action in a row over pay which could see “rubbish piling up in the streets”, union…

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Union confirms full list of Scottish councils set for waste worker strikes

UNITE has confirmed it now has a mandate for its members taking strike action in cleansing and waste services across half of Scotland’s councils…

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Bin collectors to go on strike during Edinburgh Fringe

BIN collectors in Edinburgh have voted to strike over the Fringe over a pay dispute.

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Council staff in Scotland set to vote on strikes after pay offer rejected

COUNCIL staff across Scotland have rejected a new pay offer, with a vote now set to open on potential strike action, a union has said.

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Teachers across Scotland reject latest pay offer from councils

SCOTTISH teachers have rejected the latest pay offer from councils ...

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Unite vows 'full steam ahead' on strike action as union rejects Cosla pay offer

UNITE the union has rejected the latest offer for local government workers from Cosla.

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Orkney Islands Council leader to quit triggering by-election

THE leader of Orkney Islands Council has announced he is standing down as a councillor, triggering a by-election.

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Councils say Scottish Budget contains 'no money for public service reform'

THE Scottish Government’s Budget contains no money for public service reform, council leaders have insisted.

The National (Scotland)

Teaching union to push for more education funding after Scottish Budget

THE largest teaching union in Scotland has said it will continue to campaign for more cash for education in 2024.

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