Lanarkshire council workers 'willing to take industrial action' according to union

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Lanarkshire council workers are willing to take industrial action over pay according to one union.An indicative ballot of local government employees has revealed they are prepared to take industrial action over pay says UNISON today (Thursday).In a letter to COSLA sent this week, UNISON and two other unions highlight that the employer has failed to come up with an acceptable pay offer for local government workers whose pay has been held down for too many years.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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This is poor judgement on their behalf and shows a disappointing lack of engagement.“For too many years, pay in local government has been held down and the cost-of-living crisis is pushing many