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Pay dispute ‘could escalate beyond winter’ as more waste workers walk out

From Wednesday, waste workers in 13 local authorities in Scotland, including Glasgow, Dundee, and Aberdeen, will strike.

The Independent UK

School and early years strikes explained - dates and councils that will be affected

School and early years workers will join waste and recycling workers in what is set to be the largest strike among council workers since the Trade Union Act was introduced in 2016.

Daily Record

Sturgeon says there is no ‘bottomless pit of money’ to end council pay dispute

A strike by council workers has seen rubbish pile up in Edinburgh, with schools also set to be affected by the industrial action.

The Independent UK

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Cosla in new pay offer to council workers as waste and school staff plan strike

Cosla has said the talks with trade unions were ‘productive’ as they laid down a new offer amid threats of school walkouts.

The Independent UK

Glasgow bin strikes to go ahead from tomorrow as no pay deal reached

Both UNISON and COSLA, the umbrella body representing council employers, will be writing to Deputy First Minister to ask for an urgent meeting to discuss increase funding for local authorities to enable talks to continue.

Glasgow Live

Stirling bin collection to be disrupted as council workers strike over pay

Council makes contingency plans after UNISON members take industrial action

Daily Record

Edinburgh university workers vote to strike over pay as cost of living crisis hits

Employees at Edinburgh Napier University will be among the latest to strike in a wave of national discontent over cost of living concerns and wage stagnation.

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School and nursery staff in nine council areas to strike over pay dispute

SCHOOL and nursery staff in nine Scottish council areas are to go on strike for three days next month in a dispute over pay.

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow school and nursery strikes confirmed as unions gives notice to council

Staff members including teaching assistants, early years workers, catering staff, janitors and support staff are set to go on strike with notices sent to nine councils, including Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.

Glasgow Live

Scots schools could close next month after trade union confirms strike action

Janitors, cleaners and other staff who work in schools are set to walk out in a dispute over pay

Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire Council 'desperately' need funding amid Cosla proposal offer for council workers

Last Friday saw local authority body, Cosla, offer West Dunbartonshire Council workers a five percent pay rise offer and a minimum hourly rate of £10.50

Daily Record

Staff at Scottish universities vote for strike action after 'years of poverty pay'

STAFF at numerous Scottish universities have voted for industrial action, joining a growing wave of sectors striking over insufficient pay increases…

The National (Scotland)

Unison branch calls for council workers to reject pay rise

David Jones, the Wirral Branch Secretary for Unison said: “There is a lot of anger out there"

Liverpool Echo

Council scales back plan to slash carers' sleep-in pay – but will still cut rates by more than 20%

Newcastle City Council bosses have made a concession to care providers, but are still set to make a susbtantial cut

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Newcastle council set to slash payments for 'undervalued' sleep-in care workers by 30%

There are fears that care workers in the city could see their wages slashed as a result of the change

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody is in charge’: Tory peer hits out at ministers over inflation

As rate reaches double digits, Stuart Rose calls lack of government action to shield households ‘horrifying’

Daily Record

Council workers vote to go on strike in dispute over 3.5-per cent pay offer

Workers for Stirling Council will walk out in strike action after rejecting a 3.5-per cent pay offer. The first wave of strike action will see waste and recycling services impacted.

Daily Record

Unions confirm strikes for council staff affecting North and South Lanarkshire due to 'derisory pay offer'

Recycling workers will walk out later this month with Unison set to confirm dates for strike action in schools and early years too

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Daily Record

Scottish Government's pay offer for NHS Tayside workers rejected

Disruption could be coming to Perthshire hospitals after unions rejected a five per cent pay offer for NHS employees including NHS Tayside workers.

Daily Record

Bin strikes in Scotland blamed on politicians who offered workers 'poverty pay'

Council workers in Edinburgh will down tools on Thursday in the first wave of strike action that will soon roll-out across Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland to be hit with waves of strikes as unions reject 'paltry' pay offer

COUNCIL workers across Scotland are set to walk out this month after last-ditch attempts to stave off strike action failed.

Daily Record

Storm clouds gather as NHS Ayrshire & Arran UNISON members are balloted for industrial action

The outcome could have serious implications for healthcare services across the region.

Daily Record

Nurses in Scotland could support strike action according to a recent poll

The poll of over 200 nursing staff found that Scottish nurses were unhappy with the current pay offer.

The National (Scotland)

Who is going on strike in Scotland in August and for how long?

It's been a summer of strikes for many Scots and it looks like industrial action will continue across various sectors in August.

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney tells councils to cough up cash to avert strikes

JOHN Swinney has said the Scottish Government will put up more than £100 million of taxpayers’ cash in a bid to avert strikes across…

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