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The Herald (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
... added contingency plans were in place to ensure normal services were maintained during the strike.Dougie Black, a negotiator with Unison, said the strike action was going ahead because of the pay award and the manner in which it was imposed.He said: "The employers imposed a pay award on our members this year and undermined the whole of the industrial relations machinery in Scottish...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Unions leaders expect up to 2,000 staff to take part in the action across Scotland.Workers started the 24-hour strike at midday in protest at a pay rise they claim is unfair.But Scottish Water said it was "deeply disappointed" with the decision to strike. The company added contingency plans were in place to ensure normal services were maintained during the strike.Dougie Black, a negotiator...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Unions leaders expect up to 2,000 staff to take part in the action across Scotland.Workers started the 24-hour strike at midday in protest at a pay rise they claim is unfair.But Scottish Water said it was "deeply disappointed" with the decision to strike. The company added contingency plans were in place to ensure normal services were maintained during the strike.Dougie Black, a negotiator...
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The Herald (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... was "significantly below the present rate of inflation".Following the ballot, regional organiser Dougie Black said: "This offer is not good but circumstances have led to our members drawing this dispute to a close. They have made a pragmatic decision based on the perilous state of local government finance, the unsettled wider economy and the fact that Christmas is almost upon us."The...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... pay claim.Unison did not reveal the share of the vote for each side but said it was "very close".Dougie Black, Unison's regional organiser and the lead union negotiator, continued to insist yesterday that the Cosla offer had been "poor".He said: "This offer is not good, but circumstances have led to our members drawing this dispute to a close. They have made a pragmatic decision based...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... pay claim.Unison did not reveal the share of the vote for each side but said it was "very close".Dougie Black, Unison's regional organiser and the lead union negotiator, continued to insist yesterday that the Cosla offer had been "poor".He said: "This offer is not good, but circumstances have led to our members drawing this dispute to a close. They have made a pragmatic decision based...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... pay claim.Unison did not reveal the share of the vote for each side but said it was "very close".Dougie Black, Unison's regional organiser and the lead union negotiator, continued to insist yesterday that the Cosla offer had been "poor".He said: "This offer is not good, but circumstances have led to our members drawing this dispute to a close. They have made a pragmatic decision based...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... pay claim.Unison did not reveal the share of the vote for each side but said it was "very close".Dougie Black, Unison's regional organiser and the lead union negotiator, continued to insist yesterday that the Cosla offer had been "poor".He said: "This offer is not good, but circumstances have led to our members drawing this dispute to a close. They have made a pragmatic decision based...
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Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
But the three unions involved – Unison, GMB and Unite – are urging their members to reject the proposed increases of three per cent for this year and 2.5 per cent for 2009. The new offer comes following two one-day strikes across the country, which saw schools and council offices close and bins go uncollected.Dougie Black, Unison regional organiser and lead negotiator, said: "This offer...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
But the three unions involved – Unison, GMB and Unite – are urging their members to reject the proposed increases of three per cent for this year and 2.5 per cent for 2009. The new offer comes following two one-day strikes across the country, which saw schools and council offices close and bins go uncollected.Dougie Black, Unison regional organiser and lead negotiator, said: "This offer...
