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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Katrine Bussey

Union demands ‘fair pay offer’ after council workers signal strike action

Unison has urged council leaders and ministers to get round the table and make a ‘fair pay offer’ after local government workers indicated they could take strike action (Jane Barlow/PA) -

Members of Scotland’s largest local government union have warned they could take strike action in a dispute over pay.

A consultation by Unison found more than 92% of its members are in favour of industrial action – with the union citing large council tax rises imposed by local authorities across the country as one reason why the 3% rise offered to workers is “effectively a wage cut”.

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