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‘Huge number’ of care home closures without government action

Industry body has been in talks with local government on the money for the 70% of residents who receive state funding

Insider UK

Violence in Scotland's schools branded 'national scandal' amid calls for 'comprehensive plan' to tackle problem

Stephen Kerr MSP, education spokesperson for the Scottish Conservatives, has said the escalation of violence in schools is "nothing short of a national scandal".

Daily Record

Glasgow cleansing workers warn strike action could hit world cycling championships

As Audit Scotland raise concerns about finances for councils across Scotland, a Union leader warned Glasgow cleansing workers needed a better deal and called on the Scottish Government to provide more funding.

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Glasgow council reject call for more local control over police

Councillors instead asked for a report on ways to improve local accountability, and supported calls for an improved police complaints service.

Glasgow Live

West Lothian community councils push for more power over key decisions

Local community councils will hold a national conference to push for greater roles in decision making in towns and villages

Daily Record

West Lothian community councils push for more power over key decisions

Local community councils will hold a national conference to push for greater roles in decision making in towns and villages

Edinburgh Live

Falkirk union warn strikes looming as members reject latest pay offer

Members of three unions have voted overwhelmingly to reject the pay offer from Cosla, and warned that unless the dispute is resolved there could be a repeat of last year's strikes.

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Dumfries and Galloway council workers reject new pay deal

Workers overwhelmingly voted to knock back the offer from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

Daily Record

'Clearly not good enough': GMB union overwhelmingly rejects latest council pay offer

A PAY offer to council workers has been overwhelmingly rejected by members of one trade union.

The National (Scotland)

Council pay offer rejected by 94% of GMB members

The union said more than 20,000 of its members responded to the ballot.

The Independent UK

Second homes could face double council tax under new proposals

Councils could charge more than double the full rate of council tax on second homes under new plans...

The National (Scotland)

Unions urge Dumfries and Galloway council staff to reject pay deal

Unison and GMB want workers to refuse the five per cent offer on the table from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf to reset government relationship with local authorities

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf has confirmed the Scottish Government’s commitment to resetting the relationship with local authorities in a meeting…

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow school meal debt write off would be 'significant step forward'

The proposal to write off the debt, estimated to be £300,000, will go before councillors next week.

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West Lothian calls for reset of Holyrood partnership with councils

Budget cuts forced through by ring fenced funding shows need for change argues Labour. The SNP group says it protects spending on the most vulnerable.

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway teacher strike action off as new pay offer accepted

A ballot of members of the EIS union saw 90 per cent back the deal, a move local association secretary Andrew O'Halloran described as "very, very positive"

Glasgow Live

East Renfrewshire staff burnout warning as squeezed council budgets put services at risk

East Renfrewshire's chief executive has laid out the financial struggles faced by the council in a report, while councillors called on COSLA to lobby for change.

The Independent UK

Teacher dispute to continue dispute 52% of union members backing deal

The union said its dispute with the Scottish Government and Cosla would continue despite the vote.

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Daily Record

Local union leaders react to new pay deal for Perth and Kinross teachers

One Perth High School teacher says the wage increase still represents a pay cut for faculty members against inflation

Daily Record

Renfrewshire school closures averted as teachers accept new pay deal

The Scottish Government and COSLA last week outlined a three-step pay offer.

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: The value of Scotland's derelict land sparks call for reform

THE number of vacant and derelict land plots subject to business rates grew in most Scottish council areas in recent years, The Ferret can reveal,…

Daily Record

Scotland teacher strikes suspended as union backs new pay offer

A new offer was tabled earlier in a bid to end a long-running pay dispute which has led to strikes by teachers across Scotland.

The Independent UK

Fresh pay offer tabled in bid to halt teacher strikes in Scotland

The proposals come as fresh walkouts loom next week.

The National (Scotland)

Union recommends teachers accept new pay offer and end strike action

Scotland’s council leaders have made a new pay offer to teachers in an attempt to resolve the long-running pay dispute.

The Independent UK

Scottish teaching union ‘hopeful’ of new pay offer imminently

The EIS said it expects to see a potential deal on the table on Friday.

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