UNISON has slammed Scottish council employers after they
have failed to respond to a pay claim lodged by unions in August 2016.
"Council staff who work tirelessly to provide services
across the festive period are being treated in a disgraceful fashion
by their employers," say UNISON.
UNISON, and other local authority trade unions, lodged a pay claim with the Scottish employers in August 2016. See pay claim.
However despite many requests employers have failed
to respond to it. That’s despite arranging pay claim discussion
meetings but then cancelling them at short notice.
UNISON is calling on Scottish local government employers to
get round the table in the first days of January 2017, so we can get
the new year off to a good start.
UNISON’s lead negotiator, Douglas Black said ‘this is a dreadful way
to treat staff who are working exceptionally hard under extreme
circumstances to deliver the services that we all rely on. The Scottish
employers need to take a hard look at themselves and understand that
the greatest asset they rely on are their own staff.’
Mark Ferguson, chairperson of UNISON Local Government
Committee added, ‘if an offer is not forthcoming then UNISON will not
hesitate to consider taking action to force the employers to the
negotiating table. Local government staff are keeping our vital
services going over the festive period. It’s surely not too much to
ask that the employers at least respond to our pay claim.”
UNISON is contacting all local Councillors to ask them
to exert pressure on the employers negotiators to address this issue
immediately.
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