School staff vote to strike in 24 councils in Scotland in local government pay dispute, says UNISON
UNISON balloted school staff working for everyThe workers were due a pay rise in April and have also been offered an additional increase dependent on salary from January 2024 for all local government workers.
The 24 councils where this threshold was met – and where the upcoming strikes are being threated are Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, City of Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Dumfries & Galloway, Dundee City, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Moray, North Ayrshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, and West Dunbartonshire.
UNISON Scottish secretary Lilian Macer said:"This is UNISON’s strongest ever strike mandate in local government, which shows the level of anger felt by staff. "But the Scottish government and Cosla should be in no doubt about the determination of school staff and they’ll do what it takes to get an improved pay deal for all local government workers"
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