First Minister John Swinney expresses hope there will be no more industrial action in his constituency.
An end to the pay dispute, which saw a two-week strike by Perth and Kinross non-teaching staff, closing schools, could be in sight.
The union’s local government committee will now consult council UNISON staff members to recommend they agree to conclude this year’s pay negotiations and move to substantial talks for next year. During the two-week strike, targeting the First Minister’s constituency, workers staged a protest outside his Blairgowrie office.
“I hope their members agree so that there will be no more disruption to education in Perth and Kinross.” UNISON said today the commitments from the Scottish Government and COSLA “will materially improve the landscape of local government pay negotiations and could bring an end to the current pay dispute.”
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