Tag: COSLA
Council workers reject latest pay deal
Members of the largest union for local government workers, Unison Scotland, overwhelmingly voted to reject COSLA's latest pay offer, with 90% of those who voted backing strike action.In the ballot of Unison members, covering...
Almost three quarters of Unite workers supported the revised COSLA deal
Unite the union has said that its local government membership have voted for the revised COSLA pay offer. More than 70 per cent of Unite’s members in a consultative ballot voted to accept the revised...
Council workers vote for strike action rejecting two per cent offer
Members of Unite the union have voted for strike action in the pay dispute involving 26 councils include The City of Edinburgh.The current pay offer is two per cent and has been branded "derisory"...
Council workers prepared to strike in Scotland over pay
The union Unite says that council workers in Scotland are prepared to strike over pay.This comes after a ballot was conducted of its members and 91% said that the Convention of Scottish Local...
Unions issue joint letter to all Scottish council leaders asking for better pay deal
UNISON, Unite and the GMB have sent a joint letter to the leader of every local authority across Scotland urging them to improve the pay offer to council workers and avert strike action across...
Edinburgh Libraries win at the COSLA Excellence Awards
Edinburgh Libraries’ VIP (Visually Impaired People) Service won in the ‘Tackling Inequality and Improving Health’ category at the COSLA Excellence Awards on Thursday.The partnership project launched in 2013 supports the information, learning and employment needs of blind and...
Letter from Scotland
The flowering of the crocuses and the occasional glimpse of blue sky has alerted us to the fact that spring has officially arrived. But unofficially, we have also had snow here on the sheltered...
Budget impact on education
A deal with COSLA and an agreement with universities and colleges has protected teaching jobs and student places, despite the tough decisions that have had to be taken on spending, Education Secretary Michael Russell...
