TRADE unions in an ongoing industrial dispute with councils over school staff pay are at odds over the latest pay offer.
Unite and GMB announced on Friday morning they would suspend planned strike action in response to the latest offer from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities –Strike action will not be averted on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week after Unison said it would not accept Cosla’s offer of a £2000 wage uplift for the poorest-paid staff.Unite’s local government committee has recommended members take the deal.
“Unite’s primary objective all along has been to negotiate a credible offer that addresses chronic low pay in local government. Keir Greenaway, GMB Scotland senior organiser in public services, said: “It would be wrong to suggest this offer is not a clear improvement on those that came before it, especially for the lowest paid workers.led by its members and it is absolutely right they are asked to decide on what is a significantly better offer.
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