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Another year, another late pay offer. No wonder we strike!Still no offer from CoSLA employers weeks after the supposed settlement date. So much for prizing their staff as their most valuable asset.Doubtless they will also offer another real terms pay cut. Certainly Dundee City Council has budgetted to do that, along with most other council employers. We won’t be accepting that of course. … See MoreSee Less

Local government strike threat looms as tensions grow over pay, says UNISON – UNISON Scotland

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Scotland’s largest local government union, UNISON, says strike preparations could begin as early as next week as tensions grow over

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Local government strike threat looms as tensions grow over pay, says UNISON – UNISON Scotland

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Scotland’s largest local government union, UNISON, says strike preparations could begin as early as next week as tensions grow over

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2 weeks ago

www.facebook.com/share/gCU9r4J5WUEqxS9W/BREAKING NEWS: Supreme court win! UNISON won in the UK Supreme court today as judges told bosses they cannot punish employees for taking strike action.In what Christina McAnea Unison called ‘The most important industrial action case for decades’, the Supreme Court judges were scathing of the government’s failure to provide the minimum protection UK workers should have been granted.The government must now act quickly to change the law and ensure no other employees are treated unfairly.Another amazing win by the UNISON legal team to protect our members and the rights of all working people.UNISON took the case on behalf of care worker Fiona Mercer. Today’s judgment follows a two-day hearing in December. UNISON took the case to the Supreme Court to overturn an earlier Court of Appeal decision. The union had argued this had left the UK in breach of international law and striking employees without proper protection.UK law prevents employers from sacking employees who take legal strike action, but until today, it offered no protection to anyone subsequently picked upon for walking out in a dispute.Fiona had originally taken a case against her then employer, Alternative Futures Group (AFG), a charity based in the north west of England, to an employment tribunal in 2020.She had been involved in a dispute over AFG’s plans to cut payments to care staff who did sleep-in shifts. Fiona’s employer wasn’t happy, singled her out, suspended her and barred her from going into work or contacting colleagues during the action.Fiona’s case wound up at an employment appeal tribunal (EAT) in 2021, which found in her favour. It said UK law must protect her from being victimised for going on strike.That should have been it, says UNISON, as the charity had then decided it wasn’t prepared to proceed any further.But the then business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng intervened and took the case to the Court of Appeal, which subsequently decided to reverse the EAT decision in March 2022.Back to where it started, UNISON sought permission on behalf of Fiona to take the case to the highest court in the land, and this led to the judgment handed down today.UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea “This is the most important industrial action case for decades. It’s a victory for every employee who might one day want to challenge something bad or unfair their employer has done.“Rogue bosses won’t like it one bit. They’ll no longer be able to punish or ill-treat anyone who dares to take strike action to try to solve any problems at work.“No one strikes on a whim. There are many legal hoops to be jumped through first. But when a worker decides to walk out, they should be able to do so, safe in the knowledge they won’t be victimised by a spiteful boss.“The government must now close this loophole promptly. It won’t cost any money and isn’t difficult to do. Today is a day to celebrate.”Fiona Mercer said: “I’m delighted at today’s outcome. Although it won’t change the way I was treated, it means irresponsible employers will now think twice before behaving badly towards their unhappy staff. If they single strikers out for ill-treatment, they’ll now be breaking the law.” … See MoreSee Less

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