Unison called the action targeting John Swinney's seat over the next two weeks after members working in non-teaching roles in schools rejected a pay offer
Scotland’s Finance Secretary has said there “simply is no more money” to fund pay deals for local government workers amid strikes which have closed schools in John Swinney ’s constituency. Trade union Unison called the action targeting the First Minister’s seat over the next two weeks after members working in non-teaching roles in schools rejected a pay offer from local authority body Cosla.
She told BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme: “I would certainly encourage dialogue to continue between Cosla and Unison. A solution has to be found, but that cannot be a solution based on more money this year, because there simply is no more money available this year. Robison said “difficult decisions” had to be taken to provide the money that is already on the table. She said: “I went to Parliament to set out the difficult decisions that we have had to take in order to make sure that we are able to support this pay deal, £78 million that we’ve provided. Local government has worked hard to provide resources as well.”
He told BBC Radio Scotland: “Our members are kind of speaking in force these next couple of weeks to say that they feel undervalued and they feel underpaid.” He added: “They deserve better deals. They deserve better pay and they deserve to be more valued by the Scottish Government.”
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