More than 100,000 public sector workers will cripple Scotland with New Year strikes, unless pay demands are met. Union leaders have warned their members “will not be broken” as they prepare to launch the most significant waves of industrial action in a generation.
Walkouts are being planned by about 40,000 nurses and midwives, 3,000 firefighters, 50,000 teachers, 8,000 paramedics and NHS staff, and 5,000 rail employees amid disputes over pay and conditions.
Union heads say their members have been left with no choice in the face of brutal price rises and will not back down. GMB Scotland secretary Louise Gilmour represents 60,000 workers across dozens of industries including NHS paramedics.
