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Council Staff Strike Threat Lifted as Two More Unions Accept Pay Offer
SCOTLAND, JUL 10 – A two-year pay deal including a 4% increase this year and 3.5% next year was approved by union members, preventing strikes among Scottish council workers, Unite said.
- All three major council unions, including Unison, Unite, and GMB, accepted a two-year pay deal for Scottish council workers this week.
- This deal follows previous strike ballots and rejected offers, with unions seeking to address the long-term decline in council pay value.
- The agreement provides a 4% salary increase effective from the start of April 2025, followed by an additional 3.5% raise beginning April 2026, resulting in a combined total increase of 7.64% across the two years.
- Unite’s lead negotiator stated that Scottish council staff have expressed support for a fair increase in pay over the coming two years, while the GMB union highlighted that the proposal remains insufficient for the lowest earners.
- The acceptance lifts the risk of strikes, provides financial stability, and allows councils to implement the pay rises amid calls for better conditions and a £15 minimum wage.
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Threat of industrial action averted as council workers agree to pay deal
Unite said 77% of members backed the deal while 66% of the GMB union supported it.
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