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UNISON members working in waste services in Stirling and Perth and
Kinross are on strike for fair pay.
UNISON are balloting school staff across Scotland for strike action. We
recommend you vote YES for strike. But whatever you think Vote!
Your ballot is in a PURPLE envelop.
Despite our efforts COSLA have not improved their April pay offer, which
UNISON members overwhelminglyrejected in a consultative ballot.

COSLA say they don’t have the cash to improve their offer but will not
approach Scottish Government for additional funding.
COSLA want to see if we can beat anti-trade union strike thresholds. We
did it last year and can do it again this year.
If members vote to strike, any action will take place after the summer break
but before the October holidays.

Ballot closes 25th August

School staff – Look out for your purple envelope.

Vote YES for strike ballot, closes 25 August 2023

Step 1. OPEN your envelope

Step 2. Choose YES to vote

Step 3. POST your ballot

#yesforstrike #payupforcouncilstaff

LG Pay Update

UNISON Scotland  served notice on 2 local authorities of strike dates for waste and recycling members. The dates our Waste Workers in Stirling and Perth and Kinross taking industrial action for all Local Authority members are as follows 10^th Aug, 11^th Aug, 12^th Aug and the 13^th Aug 2023.

We are now also moving to ballot our members Schools/Early Years (only early years members that work within a school setting/campus will be balloted at this stage. (Standalone Early Years staff are not being balloted at this stage.) The ballot for these members opens the 31^st July and will close on the 25^th August 2023. Those being balloted will receive their ballot in a PURPLE envelope.

We are also working on supporting materials/advice to members taking action and resources for those who are not so they can demonstrate their support for those Workers taking action on their behalf. It is crucial all members show your support for those taking action for a fairer pay deal for all Council workers. Please see below.

Further information on all of that will follow asap – you will appreciate that things are moving at pace at the moment but we will, as always we will communicate any developments as soon as we have more detail.

UNISON members not wasting their time considering a pitiful pay offer

With spiralling  inflation, food and energy costs remaining at unprecedented  high levels  UNISON members in waste  vote overwhelmingly to take industrial action over pay

In what has been described as an unprecedentedly high return in Stirling Council, members voted  98.41% in favour to take industrial action

Lorraine Thomson,  UNION Branch Secretary  said “given the challenges our members are facing and what amount to a pay cut on the table I expected a vote in favour to take action , but I am surprised at such a high turnout and an almost unanimous vote in favour”

Lorraine went on to say “We understand the other TUs first wave ballots close at the beginning of next week and we have a meeting with them on Monday where we’ll discuss what mandates we all have and next steps re action”. 

UNISON will keep our members informed of developments.

A ballot for UNISON members in education is set to open towards the end of July 2023