HUNDREDS of staff at Scottish Water are set to go on strike as a dispute over pay continues to escalate.
voted 89% in favour of strike action after Unite accused Scottish Water bosses of bypassing collective bargaining processes involving unions over pay.
The union’s general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Scottish Water has got nobody to blame but itself for the mess it has created. It has refused to make our 500-strong membership a fair pay offer.“Instead, the boardroom has found the time, to award its new chief executive an eye-watering pay package. Unite fully support members in the fight for better jobs, pay and conditions at Scottish Water.”
“Double standards have gripped the upper echelons of Scottish Water and we will not let this go unopposed.
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