Scottish Water staff to walk out after rejecting latest pay offer, says UNISON.
Staff at Scottish Water are to strike for another seven days after rejecting the firm’s latest pay offer, says UNISON today (Friday).
The latest walkout starts next week and runs from Monday 2 to Sunday 8 June. This follows two days of strikes in April.
UNISON Scottish Water branch secretary Patricia McArthur said: “Staff are extremely frustrated. They deserve better than game-playing by senior Scottish Water managers.
“The company seems more interested in spending public money on anti-union tactics than in finding a solution to this pay dispute.
“Its managers proposed a possible pay offer, but then retracted it, only to come up with something much worse.”
UNISON Scotland regional manager Simon Macfarlane said: “Scottish Water workers keep this essential public service running. They’ve not taken the decision to strike lightly, but have been pushed too far.
“The latest pay offer falls far short of what other public sector workers in Scotland have received. Scottish Water staff will now form picket lines across the country to demand the fair deal they deserve.”
Notes to editors:
– UNISON represents more than 1,000 workers at Scottish Water, where it is the largest union. Workers represented by the GMB and Unite will also be on strike next week.
– UNISON’s latest strike will run for seven days from 00.01am Monday 2 to 23.59pm on Sunday 8 June.
– UNISON’s consultative ballot on the latest Scottish Water pay offer closed today (Friday): 51% voted to reject and 49% voted to accept. The turnout was 86%.
– During the strike, there will be no emergency repairs, water quality checks, or responses to public reports of problems with water supply, sewage or drainage.
– The three unions will hold a joint demonstration outside Scottish Water’s Shieldhall offices at 38 Renfrew Road, Glasgow G51 4SU on Wednesday (4 June).
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