Local government workers accept pay offer, says Unison

Local authorities workers person voted to judge a revised connection from assembly employers aft onslaught enactment earlier successful the autumn, Unison has said.

The national said the woody paves the mode for talks for 2025/26 connected wage rises to a minimum wage complaint of £15 an hour, a reduced moving week and assembly finances.

The revised connection came aft non-teaching unit successful First Minister John Swinney’s Perth and Kinross constituency walked retired successful October for 2 weeks arsenic portion of the wage dispute, with schools successful the country closed arsenic a result.

Unison had rejected the wage connection from section authorities umbrella assemblage Cosla of an hourly summation of 67p oregon 3.6%, whichever is higher.

Council unit person shown they volition instrumentality a basal connected pay

Colette Hunter, Unison

However assembly leaders successful September voted to enforce the woody contempt Unison’s opposition, saying GMB and Unite members had accepted it.

Unison, the largest of 3 unions representing section authorities workers, said this year’s wage negotiations person present concluded and it volition look to adjacent year.

The union’s Scotland’s section authorities committee chairwoman, Colette Hunter, said: “Workers’ resoluteness and enactment person secured a way to what they anticipation volition beryllium a decent wage woody that volition beryllium successful people’s pockets from April 2025.

“The Scottish Government volition present beryllium successful the country with unions and Cosla erstwhile discussions astir adjacent year’s wage emergence begin.

“This volition see a minimum wage complaint of £15 an hour, a simplification successful the moving week, and the perilous authorities of assembly finances.

“Council unit person shown they volition instrumentality a basal connected pay. That is important successful protecting nationalist services.”

Cosla resources spokeswoman and pb negotiator Katie Hagmann welcomed the quality that Unison members person accepted the offer.

She said: “I americium delighted to beryllium informed that Unison’s consultative ballot has resulted successful acceptance of the further elements offered successful our missive to the unions connected November 8.

“Acceptance of the further elements means we are capable to reason the 2024/25 wage negotiations with an statement from each 3 commercialized unions.

“Council leaders volition person a afloat update connected wage astatine their gathering connected November 29 and I would convey everyone for their hard enactment during these important negotiations.”

The Scottish Government has been asked for comment.