NHS strikes in Scotland averted as nursing and midwives unions accept pay deal
NHS strikes in Scotland have been averted after unions representing midwives and nurses voted to accept the Scottish Government’s pay…
Civil servant ‘sick’ at pension erosion as thousands walk out on Budget Day
A striking civil servant has told how he gets a “sick feeling in the bottom of his stomach” due to…
Teacher dispute to continue despite 52% of union members backing deal
The dispute over teacher pay in Scotland is set to continue, according to one union, despite a majority of respondents…
Scotland’s economy avoids recession with growth of 0.1% in final quarter of 2022
Scotland avoided entering recession at the end of 2022, with new figures showing the economy grew by 0.1% in the…
Rail union calls for Caledonian Sleeper to be taken into public ownership
A leading rail workers’ union is calling on the Scottish Government to take the Caledonian Sleeper into public ownership. The…
Teachers will win dispute with Scottish Government, union official claims
Scottish teachers in dispute over pay with the Government will win, the president of the country’s biggest teaching union has…
Teachers’ union rejects new pay offer as ‘inadequate’ with strikes to continue
A teaching union has rejected the latest pay offer put to it by Scotland’s Education Secretary with schoolchildren set to…
Pay offer for teachers ‘baby step’ rather than ‘significant improvement’
The general secretary of Scotland’s largest teaching union has said a new pay offer for teachers is a “baby step”…
Teachers’ leaders: Talk of new pay offer to end strike action is ‘speculative’
No new pay offer has yet been made to Scotland’s teachers in a bid to end strike action, union leaders have…
Only ‘significantly improved pay offer’ can end teacher strikes
Scotland’s Education Secretary has been warned only a “significantly improved” pay offer would bring an end to staff walkouts after…
Council chiefs on standby to consider improved pay offer for striking teachers
Council leaders are on “standby” as discussions around teacher pay disputes continues – despite Deputy First Minister John Swinney refusing…