Striking council staff stage pay protest outside Swinney’s office

Striking workers demonstrated outside First Minister John Swinney’s constituency office in Blairgowrie (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Trade union members protesting over council workers’ pay have taken their fight to John Swinney’s office in a bid to encourage the First Minister to step in and end the dispute.

Members of Unison staged a protest outside Mr Swinney’s constituency office in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, on Thursday.