The Latest Breaking News from CoSLA

Glasgow 'nightmare before Christmas' as cleansing workers miss out on backpay

Union leaders sad they were concerned COSAL was looking to u-turn on the pay settlement agreed earlier this year to end strike action, after staff missed out on 'hundreds of pounds' of back-dated pay

Glasgow Live · Oct 20, 2022

Bin strikes could be back ON as pay dispute with council chiefs erupts again

A bitter row has broken out between unions and COSLA over whether elements of the deal are time-limited.

Daily Record · Oct 20, 2022

Falkirk Council's 'net zero' plans at risk over £50m funding shortfall

A new climate change report shows the scale of the challenge facing Falkirk in its fight against climate change

Daily Record · Oct 17, 2022

Scotland’s largest union votes to accept council pay deal

Unison members have joined Unite and the GMB in accepting a pay deal which will see an extra £1,900 for all council workers earning under £39,000.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Members of Scotland's largest teaching union vote to strike over pay dispute

SCOTLAND'S largest teaching union has voted to go on strike and reject a five per cent pay offer, following a huge member turnout.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 16, 2022

Over a third of Scottish high school teachers could strike after rejecting pay offer

The news comes in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis caused by rising inflation and increasing energy prices, with Cosla locked in industrial disputes with education staff and cleansing workers

Edinburgh Live · Sep 15, 2022

Scottish secondary teachers back strike action

70% of union members rejected the 5% pay offer

Insider UK · Sep 15, 2022

Secondary teachers reject pay offer as 70 per cent back strike action

THE secondary school teachers’ union has rejected a 5 per cent pay offer, with 70 per cent saying they would back strike action without an…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 14, 2022

Schools and bins disruption put on hold as unions secure revised public pay offer

The disruption was set to impact primaries, nurseries, ASN settings and a number of Stirling secondaries - with bin collections also set for cancellations.

Daily Record · Sep 6, 2022

Nicola Sturgeon: Scottish Government will not ‘press down on pay’

The First Minister addressed her intervention in the pay dispute between trade unions and local government body Cosla in her Programme for Government.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022