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• Strikes called off after improved COSLA pay offer

  05-09-2022 16:04
  Strikes across Scotland have been suspended after UNISON secured an improved pay offer from the local government employer, COSLA, which the union will put to members with a recommendation to accept.
  In intense late-night negotiations on Thursday with the first minster, the deputy first minister, Scottish government and COSLA, UNISON negotiated a number of improvements to the employer’s offer.
  This included an increase in the overall value of the pay offer to £600m, full consolidation
  
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• The government has got to get back to governing, says UNISON

  05-09-2022 13:49
  Reacting to the announcement today (Monday) that Liz Truss is to be the new Conservative leader, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “Leaving the country rudderless all summer ​at a time of great emergency has been nothing short of a ​national disgrace.
  “​The government has got to get back to governing immediately. Liz Truss must do what should’ve happened months ago and deliver help to the millions ​unable to co
  
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• Join the UNISON and TUC lobby of Parliament to #DemandBetter

  05-09-2022 13:46
  UNISON is urging activists and members to lobby their MPs next month as part of the Together We Rise campaign.
  Working with the TUC and other unions, UNISON is organising a lobby of the Westminster parliament on Wednesday 19 October.
  This will be an opportunity for members to meet their MPs and tell them about the reality of the cost of living crisis and to demand better. Where relevant, it will also be an important opportunity to speak with MPs about current or pending pay disputes.
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