Unite confirmed that it will ballot thousands of its members in cleansing and waste services from June 5 until July 1 when the ballots close.
Scotland’s largest trade union, has announced that it has served industrial action notices to 29 councils, including North and South Lanarkshire , in an escalating pay dispute.
The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Our members undertake vital frontline jobs. Despite the essential work they do, they have seen their pay eroded for years, they are simply no longer prepared to tolerate this situation.
Last Friday, Unite confirmed that its local government representatives had rejected outright a formal pay offer from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities’ . The only councils not involved in Unite’s ballot process are Clackmannanshire, East Lothian, and the Orkney Islands.
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