Talks aimed at preventing a strike by Scottish Water workers went into the early hours of Thursday, the First Minister has revealed.
SCOTTISH Water staff from the Unite union will take their first round of strike action on Friday after talks with bosses broke down.on Thursday he still hoped it could be averted at the 11th hour after lengthy talks took place earlier this week.
The first stoppage is scheduled to last for four days from Friday. Action is planned to run for 48 days over a three-month period.A number of major pickets and demonstrations across Scotland will be held in towns and cities to coincide with the strike action.The dispute centres on Unite accusing Scottish Water bosses of bypassing long-standing collective bargaining processes involving unions.
“Talks have been a waste of time. It appears to be the case that the bosses in the boardroom will only listen to us when our members have taken to the picket lines across Scotland. Unite will fully support our members in the fight for better jobs, pay and conditions at Scottish Water.” It believes the industrial action will significantly impair Scottish Water’s ability to respond to water leakages, flooding, pollution, and drinking water quality concerns.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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