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Pay row could see schools closed and waste piled up on streets

Unions are balloting council members in Renfrewshire as part of a widespread dispute over pay

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon warned schools will close and rubbish left to rot on street amid strike threat

Leaders of Unison, Unite and GMB unions have written to Nicola Sturgeon and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes calling for talks on local government pay to take place as a "matter of urgency".

Glasgow Live

Union warns of 'school closures' and 'waste piled on streets' of Lanarkshire over pay dispute

UNISON has demanded a meeting with, and immediate action from, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the Finance Secretary Kate Forbes over the local government pay dispute.

Daily Record

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Perth and Kinross Council staff could take strike action over pay dispute

GMB Scotland senior organiser Keir Greenaway said unless COSLA "vastly improved" its two per cent pay rise offer "then industrial action looks inevitable"

Daily Record

Leeds university students' defiant message as they refuse to leave occupied building

Earlier today, the group occupied the finance offices of the university

Leeds Live

Leeds university students storm building and refuse to leave room for 3 days in protest

The students have been inside since Monday

Leeds Live

Outsourced NHS workers 'at wits end over unequal pay'

Unison claims workers are not given opportunities to progress in their job

Liverpool Echo

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Bristol's St Monica Trust says it has been subject to 'misinformation' amid strike talks

A UNISON spokesperson said: “The accusation of ‘misinformation’ would be laughable if it didn’t have such serious consequences for the wellbeing of staff and residents"

Bristol Post

Struggling NHS staff may be forced to quit if they can't pay hospital parking fees

NHS staff on low salaries - some of whom rely on food banks - may have to quit their jobs because they can't afford to pay parking charges that have been reinstated by a hospital in Crewe

Daily Mirror

Dundee University strike staff return to work amid warnings that further action is ‘inevitable’

Union bosses continue to reject pension plans describing the proposals as ‘work until you drop’ reforms.

Daily Record

Claim trade unions are 'under attack' from Bristol City Council over reps' paid time off

The authority wants to negotiate its first written agreement on facilities time since 1996

Bristol Post

School staff quit for better paid jobs in supermarkets as cost of living crisis bites

Headteachers are struggling to recruit and then retain staff with some having no interviewees for roles as candidates work out they can earn more stocking shelves

Daily Mirror

Lanarkshire council workers 'willing to take industrial action' according to union

An indicative ballot of local government employees revealed they are prepared to take industrial action over pay

Daily Record

NHS staff 'need free parking and better mileage rates' says top North East union figure urging hospitals to 'defy' Government

A union figure in the North East said that it was vital hospital trusts retained free car parking - or else they could be facing a staff exodus.

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Bristol Post

Staff at four Bristol care homes vote on strike action

"As a single mum, cutting hours and pay will have a huge effect on our lives"

Daily Record

Scots council workers ready to strike over pay as cost of living pushes people into poverty

Unison sent a warning to political parties on the day Scots head to the polls.

The Guardian - UK

Care homes in England demand revival of Covid fund to pay isolating staff

Providers and Unison tell Sajid Javid workers are changing jobs or turning to food banks as they cannot afford to stay at home

Daily Record

Union official demands Dumfries and Galloway Council pays all staff for Platinum Jubilee day off

Unison secretary J'an Andrews is furious over the apparent unfair treatment being meted out to part-time workers

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The Guardian - UK

NHS ambulance service cuts presence at Gatwick airport and sports venues

South East Coast service stops providing onsite paramedic at airport to focus on 999 response

Chronicle Live

Covid-19 taken 'terrible toll' on ambulance service stress levels with more than half 'overwhelmed'

The impact of Covid-19 and subsequent pressures on the NHS has led to high levels of stress for ambulance service staffers

The Independent UK

Ambulance workers overwhelmed because of pressures they face – report

Unison claimed the system is ‘creaking at the seams’.

Chronicle Live

Council leader moves to reassure staff after concern over cutting £1m from wage bill comments

Coun Glen Sanderson had previously said he planned to slash £1 million from the authority's wage bill

Daily Record

Dundee University strike starts as UNISON members take to the picket lines

Up to 300 professional service staff began one-month of industrial action this morning.

Daily Record

Dundee University staff set for one month strike over ‘local pension changes’

Up to 300 UNISON members will begin industrial action on Monday.

Chronicle Live

Former branch secretary from Bishop Auckland jailed after defrauding Unison and NHS out of £80,000

Tanya Tucker was found guilty of seven counts of fraud following a trial at Durham Crown Court

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