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Capital strikes slammed as 'unnecessary'



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Published Date: 08 September 2008
STRIKE action will put communities through more "unnecessary disruption", the umbrella body for Scottish local authorities, Cosla, has said.
It has hit out at unions for planning a one-day strike in Edinburgh, which will cripple services including schools, community centres and bin collections.

The walkout is scheduled for Wednesday, September 24, after they failed to reach an agreement in a pay dispute. Further action by specific workforces is planned for the following week.

But now Cosla spokesman Councillor Michael Cook has criticised unions for being "unrealistic". He said: "I am disappointed they are actively planning to put Scotland's communities through more unnecessary disruption.

"We acknowledge and fully sympathise with our employees over the pressures they face. Those pressures also mean huge difficulties for council budgets."

He said they had no choice but to repeat their offer of a 2.5 per cent rise, as union leaders refused to budge from their demand for five per cent.

Dougie Black, Unison's regional leader, said the action was "regrettable but unavoidable" in the face of a below-inflation offer.





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  • Last Updated: 18 September 2008 11:40 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Edinburgh Council
 
1

Epicuras,

08/09/2008 14:28:53
there's plenty of funds to pay an enhanced offer; if the councils dump their politically motivated social engereering and stop being obsessed with moving everything to the private sector
2

Stan Dup,

08/09/2008 14:29:45
Capital strikes slammed as 'unnecessary' that's right; we get our bin lorries from Italy, so there's no need to strike, the lorries do it for us.
3

Slightly Cynical,

Edinburgh 18/09/2008 17:01:40
Would they rather be employed for life with a modest rise this year, excellent holidays and a good pension or working for HBOS?

The difficult economic situation faces everyone and the public sector needs to take a share of the pain. It is not immune.
4

thibor,

musselburgh 19/09/2008 02:17:02
Go on strike , it wont cause us citizens any more disruption or hardship than we are already suffering under this confederacy of dunces . SAVE THE LINKS PROJECT < YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMEONE YOU KNOW MAY NEED US >
5

dodderer,

Edinburgh 21/09/2008 08:51:30
Councillors who are members of COSLA should remember their own increased renumeration that they voted themselves. No one was saying that they had to tighten their belts. #3 HBOS brought all that happened to them onto their own heads and all the employees of this PLC worked towards that end. Short selling had become the norm in banking and finance, I wouldn't be surprised if HBOS didn't have it's very own hedge fund subsiduary doing the same to someone else.
6

Paddi,

22/09/2008 12:13:40
Where's the money going to come from? which services are the unions going to cut in order to pay for this increased demand? Council workers get gold plated final salary schemes which most in the private sector can only drram of. The deficits in these schemes have grown by over 10% this year alone, have the members been asked to put their hands in their pockets?? I doubt it, as usual they want it both ways.

 

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