12:26, 22 DEC 2023
Humza Yousaf offers to mediate talks between UK Government and health unions to end strikes in EnglandIndustrial actionJunior doctors in England are involved in a long-running dispute with the UK Government over pay and conditions.Bookmark
Ayrshire College support staff prepared to strike in new year over pay dispute and job securityUniversities and CollegesEmployees, vital to college services and student support, could go on strike again in 2024.Bookmark
Union hits out at 'Scrooge' West Lothian Council ahead of strikes this weekWest LothianThe strikes will take place over four days this month and nextBookmark
Dumfries and Galloway College support staff set for further strike action in 2024Universities and CollegesUnison members have backed further industrial action in a long-running dispute over pay, job security and wage harmonisationBookmark
Hundreds of Scots workers set to strike over pay row with 'Scrooge' council West Lothian CouncilUnite the union claims West Lothian Council has refused to ensure pay progression for craft workers which include joiners, plasterers, bricklayers, labourers, painters, and electriciansBookmark
More disruption for Paisley students as college staff vow to strike againIndustrial actionUnison, the trade union which represents a host of non-teaching staff in colleges across Scotland, said 81 per cent of its membership had voted to continue industrial action in 2024.Bookmark
West Lothian Council tenants warned of more strike action next weekWest LothianOnly urgent repairs will be carried out as a result of industrial actionBookmark
Elizabeth Line train driver who hit overhead lines was 'manager drafted in because of strikeTransportAslef said Great Western Railway (GWR) paid the operations investigations manager £500 for a short driving shift to keep services running.Bookmark
Scots public sector staff will not be impacted by Tory strike clampdownSNPEXCLUSIVE: One of the most senior trade unionists in the UK said he had "discovered" the exclusion to the controversial law.Bookmark
Prison officers in Scotland ballot for strike action as jail population continues to risePrisonsA walk-out by staff could add further pressure to a prison system already under severe strain due to rising inmate numbers.Bookmark
Workers at Chivas Brothers Dumbarton bottling hall to walk out in pay disputeWest Dunbartonshire NewsA pay offer worth 6.4 percent was refused by staff after Chivas and its French parent company, Pernod Ricard, recorded a large rise in sales figures for the year from July 2022 to June 2023 of 17 percent, taking the sales figure to its highest point in a decade.Bookmark
Whisky workers at Chivas Brothers' Ayrshire plant set for strike actionIndustrial actionThe walkouts come against a backdrop of ongoing pay disputes.Bookmark
Hundreds of Scots whisky workers set for strike action over festive seasonWhiskyMore than 500 Unite and GMB members are set to walk out during December over a pay row.Bookmark
Morrisons accused of penalising low-paid women workers at Lanarkshire depotIndustrial actionGMB Scotland is balloting members on industrial action at the Morrisons site in Bellshill after pay talks with cleaners collapsedBookmark
Union announces staff at Motherwell food wholesaler secure 23.2 per cent pay riseUnionsWorkers at Brake Brothers in the North Lanarkshire town will take home an increase of between 19.3 and 23.2 per cent following “constructive” negotiations between Unite the union and management.Bookmark
Scots school support staff strike plans halted after pay offer acceptedSchoolsUnison members in schools across Scotland voted in favour by a margin of 69.6 per cent.Bookmark
Scots school strikes could be back on table over trade union pay offer splitIndustrial actionTwo large branches of Unison have disagreed with the union at a national level on the pay dispute.Bookmark
Bus drivers suspend Glasgow strike action after pay offer improvedIndustrial actionUnite industrial officer Willie Thomson said: “Following intense conciliation talks with First Bus, a significantly improved pay offer has been put to the workforce."Bookmark
Lockerbie train services set to be disrupted by industrial actionDumfries NewsMembers of train drivers union Aslef have announced a series of strikes across the country as well as an overtime banBookmark
Whisky supplies over festive period could be disrupted as Scots workers vote to strikeIndustrial actionThe action comes after Chivas Brothers, the producer of global brands including Chivas Regal, Glenlivet, Ballantine’s and Royal Salute, allegedly refused to revise a previous pay rise offer of 6.4%.Bookmark
Full list of travel chaos UK faces in December including rail and plane strikesIndustrial actionAnyone looking to get away or visit loved ones this festive season might find it more difficult than usual thanks to some public transport disruption.Bookmark
Foreign Office issues Greece travel warning about Athens and other major citiesHolidaysThe government body has issued some fresh advice for anyone who is flying out to Greece this week.BookmarkncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pa3IpbCrnZOkv6V6wqhlrqNflrmtecCbpq6sX567pcHSramimZxirqTAyKil