The Cycling World Championships will be staged at venues in Glasgow and across Scotland between 3 and 13 August A union has warned that the Cycling World Championships in Glasgow this summer could be under threat after pay talks with council leaders broke down.
Unite says the current 5% offer, which has been rejected by its members, needs to be significantly improved to avoid a ballot for strike action.
The union has called on First Minister Humza Yousaf to intervene.
Local authority body Cosla said it had made a "strong" offer that showed the value it placed on its staff.
But the union warned that potential strike action could mean events including August’s cycling championships that are being held in Glasgow and other parts of Scotland could face significant disruption or cancellation.
Meanwhile, GMB Scotland members working in schools and early years education are to vote on strike action after failing to see an increase in their 5.5% pay offer.
The Scottish government, under the leadership of then-first minister Nicola Sturgeon, intervened in last year’s pay dispute to bring an end to widespread industrial action by unions which saw the lowest-paid council workers given a pay rise of about 10%.Union bosses said Cosla was now "in danger of repeating exactly the same mistakes of last summer".Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, said: "The Scottish government needs to intervene because Cosla for a second year in a row seems utterly incapable of sorting out a fair pay offer."The reality is that the current 5% offer […]
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