Schools could stay shut after the summer holidays and rubbish could pile high after council staff voted for strike action amid a pay dispute. Workers in the Unison, GMB and Unite trade unions voted to reject a “measly” two per cent pay offer by local authority bosses.
Unions and employers have been at loggerheads for months over an offer that is significantly below inflation. Council umbrella group COSLA say they cannot afford to increase the offer and have called on the Scottish Government to stump up more money.
School staff, including cleaners and janitors, as well as workers in waste and recycling services, have now backed strike action.
