THE leading trade union figure in Scotland has warned that councils are “on the brink of collapse”.
Roz Foyer, general secretary of the STUC, said councils were on the brink of collapse as a result of government cutsSpeaking at the Scottish Trades Union Congress annual congress in Dundee on Wednesday, Roz Foyer, general secretary of the STUC, said local authorities were struggling with budget cuts but that “it simply does not have to be this way”.
She added: “There is another way. Council workers can no longer bear the strain of government cuts – the Scottish Government must act.”“I would say to the Scottish Government, the ball is very much in their court,” Foyer said. Cuts to council budgets have been seen across Scotland, as local authority body Cosla warned that the council tax freeze has left a £160 million funding gap for local authorities.Speaking to delegates in Caird Hall, Dundee, Foyer looked back on the last year of trade union activity.
She encouraged trade unionists to “keep going, keep struggling, keep pushing, keep organising, and building and growing our movement”.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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