The Latest Breaking News from CoSLA

Unions receive new pay offer from council leaders

Cosla said its latest proposal ‘shows that Scotland’s council leaders have listened to the concerns of our workforce’.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

Teachers to vote in strike ballot as union condemns ‘insulting’ pay offer

The EIS said the current offer is effectively ‘a deep and painful real-terms pay cut for Scotland’s hard-working teachers’.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

Strike action SUSPENDED after trade unions recommend pay offer for council workers

Members of the Unison, GMB and Unite trade unions will not strike next week after a revised pay offer was lodged by council chiefs.

Daily Record · Sep 2, 2022

All Lanarkshire schools to close next week as part of three-day strike action

Schools and nurseries across both North and South Lanarkshire will be shut to pupils from September 6-8

Daily Record · Sep 2, 2022

Second wave of strikes by Perth and Kinross waste collection staff to go ahead after unions rejected latest pay offer

Both Unite and GMB Scotland unions - who represent Tayside Contracts members and local bin collectors respectively - refused Cosla’s five per cent pay rise offer, with add-ons, on Monday

Daily Record · Sep 2, 2022

Pay talks chaired by Sturgeon constructive but no deal yet – union

Johanna Baxter from Unison Scotland said it is now down to Cosla to determine whether to revise the pay offer at the centre of a row.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

No deal reached in talks between unions and First Minister to avert fresh strikes

MARATHON talks between Nicola Sturgeon, unions and local authority bosses have ended without a deal.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 2, 2022

Talks chaired by Sturgeon to avert fresh strikes end without deal

First Minister stated that Scottish Government budget to negotiate with 'is finite'

Insider UK · Sep 2, 2022

Sturgeon marathon talks fail to resolve bins dispute as new strikes look likely to go ahead

Cleanup begins in cities but unions and council bosses remain far apart on pay offers

Wales Online · Sep 2, 2022

Talks chaired by Nicola Sturgeon in bid to avert fresh strikes ends without deal

The Scottish Government has urged unions and councils to ‘continue to seek a fair and sustainable settlement’ in their pay dispute.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022