Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary Grahame Smith, commenting on the outcome of the ballots of 100,000 local government employees throughout Scotland, said
“The ballot results reveal that local government employees are not prepared to accept an offer which would result in an ongoing effective deterioration of earnings for the next three years. The unions representing local Government have now demonstrated to the employers, and to the Scottish Government, that the existing offer falls far short of what could be considered reasonable in the current climate of rising costs.
“The STUC calls on the local government employers to return to the negotiating table with an improved offer which addresses the increases in living costs of those workers who provide the essential services to the most vulnerable in Scotland.”
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