We have been left with no option but to call UNISON members working in schools – and early years establishments that are co-located with or based in a school – out on strike on 26th, 27th and 28th September 2023. Strikes are going ahead.
COSLA made a revised pay offer on September 21st, you can read our press release here We have written to COSLA to tell them strikes are still going ahead.
UNISON have written to COLSA to explain why the final revised offer is ‘too little too late’
- For members who earn above the Scottish Local Government Living Wage this offer differs from your original offer by only 0.5% in-year.
- The offer remains below the rate of inflation meaning that local government workers are again being asked to take a real-terms pay cut which they can ill-afford during a cost of living crises.
- The commitment to deliver a minimum underpinning rate of pay of £15per hour for the local government workforce remains vague and not within a timescale that we can agree.
- COSLA’s own press release announcing this revised offer that “no new money has been identified for this offer”. When we spoke to you yesterday you made clear that in the absence of additional financial support from the Scottish Government any improvement to the offer would result in further cuts to our members jobs and the sWe have been left with no option but to call UNISON members working in schools – and early years establishments that are co-located with or based in a school – out on strike on 26th, 27th and 28th September 2023. Strikes are going ahead.COSLA made a revised pay offer on September 21st, you can read our press release here We have written to COSLA to tell them strikes are still going ahead.
UNISON have written to COLSA to explain why the final revised offer is ‘too little too late’
- For members who earn above the Scottish Local Government Living Wage this offer differs from your original offer by only 0.5% in-year.
- The offer remains below the rate of inflation meaning that local government workers are again being asked to take a real-terms pay cut which they can ill-afford during a cost of living crises.
- The commitment to deliver a minimum underpinning rate of pay of £15per hour for the local government workforce remains vague and not within a timescale that we can agree.
- COSLA’s own press release announcing this revised offer that “no new money has been identified for this offer”. When we spoke to you yesterday you made clear that in the absence of additional financial support from the Scottish Government any improvement to the offer would result in further cuts to our members jobs and the services they provide.
Full details can be found on the UNISON Scotland website Local government and schools pay campaign 2023 – UNISON Scotland (unison-scotland.org)