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John Swinney tells councils to cough up cash to avert strikes

JOHN Swinney has said the Scottish Government will put up more than £100 million of taxpayers’ cash in a bid to avert strikes across…

The National (Scotland)

Threat of strikes on Scottish railway looms again

Meanwhile, talks are organised to avert strike action by Edinburgh council workers later this month

Insider UK

Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Waste and recycle workers set to go on strike during annual event

Waste and recycle workers in the capital are set to go on strike in a dispute over better pay during the Fringe Festival. Strike action is due at the end of August.

Edinburgh Live

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Waste workers set to strike during Edinburgh Fringe festival

WASTE and recycling workers in Edinburgh are set to go on strike during the city’s Fringe festival in a dispute over pay.

The National (Scotland)

Frontline council staff in Renfrewshire are struggling to feed their families

GMB union hits out in pay row as strike action looms, saying: "We have taken devastating calls from members telling us they can’t afford to live"

Daily Record

Uncollected rubbish fears for Ayrshire councils as pay row strike threat looms

Ayrshire's three councils are monitoring the situation after workers were balloted for industrial action.

Daily Record

Scots council hopes strike action can be avoided as unions demand cost of living action

Unite, Unison and GMB members were all balloted as part of a plan to down tools in a dispute over pay.

Daily Record

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NHS staff 2022 pay rise – who will get it, how much is it and when will it be paid?

Everything you need to know as Government announces how much extra doctors, nurses and others will be paid

Wales Online

Greater Manchester council backs pay increase for workers on par with inflation amid cost of living crisis

Hardship is as a result of the pandemic and 'the longest pay squeeze since the Napoleonic wars'

Manchester Evening News

Perth and Kinross Council services and schools could be affected next month due to staff strike action

Unite, the union which represents staff employed by Tayside Contracts, many of which are in Perth and Kinross, voted in favour of industrial action after rejecting a two per cent increase offered by Cosla

Daily Record

Staff at England’s biggest exam board to strike over pay

Union and AQA disagree about possibility of GCSE and A-level results being delayed by the action

The Guardian - UK

Staff at exam board AQA to stage 72-hour walkout over pay

AQA is headquartered in Manchester

Birmingham Post

Dumfries and Galloway schools set to be hit by strike action in new term

Council workers in the Unite union have voted to reject a “derisory” two per cent pay deal offered by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)

Daily Record

Unions set for action at councils over "derisory" pay offer

Schools and waste services will be hit as staff walk out

Daily Record

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Travel chaos as RMT members join rail strike outside Newcastle Central Station

Two picket lines of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and supporting Unison members stood outside Newcastle Central station

Glasgow Live

Glasgow set for strike action as workers reject 2 per cent pay offer

The "insulting" offer from COSLA has been rejected by unions whose members voted to hold strikes that will hit cleansing, schools and support staff.

Daily Record

Schools in Lanarkshire could stay shut after summer break as council workers back strike action

Waste could also pile high as workers rejected what unions have branded a 'derisory' two per cent pay offer

Daily Record

Falkirk Council staff will take part in Scotland-wide strike action

Unite the Union says two per cent offer was unacceptable in the face of the cost of living crisis, and warns unless a settlement is reached strikes could hit local schools and recycling centres.

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Daily Record

Rubbish 'could pile high' on Scots streets as council workers slam 'shameful' pay offer

Workers employed by 13 councils across Scotland will down tools in a dispute over a low annual pay offer.

Insider UK

Waste ‘could pile high’ as Scottish council workers vote to strike

Union members at 13 local authorities across Scotland are set to walk out over a 2% pay increase

Daily Record

'Waste could pile high' as Scottish council workers vote for strike action

Members in all councils across Scotland voted to reject the pay offer of two per cent and secured turnouts surpassing the statutory 50 per cent threshold for public sector ballots.

Glasgow Live

Thousands of council workers across Scotland vote to take industrial action

UNISON said it is the largest strike ballot by local government workers in over a decade and the first-time workers across Scotland have voted to take strike action in such numbers.

The National (Scotland)

Waste ‘could pile high’ as Scottish council workers vote for strike action

THERE are warnings “waste could pile high” in local authorities across Scotland after two trade unions confirmed their members will walk out…

Daily Record

Scots schools could stay closed after the summer after workers vote for strike action over pay dispute

The Unison GMB and Unite trade unions revealed their members had voted to take industrial action over a 2 per cent pay offer

Bristol Post

Over 100 Bristol City Council workers could be transferred to Bristol Waste company

Unions have raised fears of worse conditions for staff who could soon be transferred to the council-owned company

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