The Scottish Government has split along party lines on strikes as Green MSPs refused to cross a picket line at Holyrood
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The Greens, who signed a power-sharing deal with the SNP in 2021, said none of its MSPs will work in the parliament today.Labour previously failed in an attempt to suspend Wednesday’s parliamentary business and move items for discussion to Tuesday and Thursday. Roz Foyer, general secretary of the STUC, said while there is a “clear difference” between the Scottish and UK governments in their handling of the strikes, more action is needed from Holyrood ministers.
"Our teachers, our civil servants and others are still waiting for a decent pay offer to be put on the table. So we need less talk and more action now from the Scottish Government." "People are out in their droves and they’re sending a very clear message to both the UK and the Scottish government that they are feeling a cost-of-living crisis quite hard and they want their pay increased to a level they can live on".
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