Unison has rejected a pay offer for council workers worth 3.6 per cent despite two other unions accepting it.
John Swinney has urged a trade union to call-off a strike which has shuttered schools across Perthshire .
Unison has targeted the region for industrial action as it includes the home constituency of the First Minister. The strike has led to a walk-out of school support staff like janitors and cleaners. "Although the Scottish Government has no formal role in these pay negotiations, we have taken extraordinary decisions within a challenging financial context to identify an additional £77.5 million to support local government pay," he said.
"I know that local government remain fully committed to the negotiation process and are continuing dialogue with all Trade Union partners in order to reach a collective agreement.
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