School Support Staff (UNITE) Strike Calendar
Strike Type: Education
Latest Updates (2)
71.38 per cent of Unite’s members in a consultative ballot voted to accept the offer made by COSLA on 21 September.
71.38 per cent of Unite’s members in a consultative ballot voted to accept the offer made by COSLA on 21 September. The living wage of £10.85 rises to £11.89 an hour under the offer, which is the equivalent to a 9.6 per cent increase. In addition, the offer commits council leaders to establish an advisory group comprising of COSLA officials, and unions to establish a ‘route map’ to achieving a minimum £15 per hour in local government – a key trade union objective.
Coordinated action involving the joint trade unions will take place on 26, 27 and 28 September. Unite’s local government membership set to strike includes janitors, cleaners, caterers, classroom assistants and administrative staff.
The councils affected are follows: Clackmannanshire, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Dundee, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and Orkney
“Unite’s hard working council members deserve far more than five per cent. They will have their union’s total support in the fight for better jobs, pay and conditions in local government.” In June, Unite stated that the negotiations with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities’ (COSLA) had in effect ‘collapsed’. This was due to a failure on the part of the local government body to request additional financial resources from the Scottish Government to fund an improved pay offer above 5 per cent.
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Scotland 27th Sept 2023
Scotland 26th Sept 2023
Scotland