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COSLA responded quickly to the announcement made at the conference.
Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/business-consumer/west-lothian-council-leader-says-31284462
COSLA said the body will comment following the meeting on Tuesday.
EXCLUSIVE: COSLA, which represents councils, said the funding plans could lead to the loss of libraries, leisure centres and other services.
Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/scots-council-bosses-warn-snp-31726346
GMB members voted to support industrial action after the representative of local authorities – COSLA – did not revise the previous pay offer or ask the Scottish Government for support.
Source: https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/08/17/western-isles-school-staff-set-to-strike/
Local authority employers’ umbrella body COSLA said the offer totals £500m.
Source: https://www.insider.co.uk/news/threat-further-scottish-school-strikes-31543677
The COSLA briefing continued: “Scottish Government has been clear that the commitment to universal provision remains, and that this is a delay rather than a change of policy.
Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/free-school-meals-scots-primary-30322333
The Scottish Government was originally only providing an extra £140m of funding on a recurring basis to support an original pay offer - while COSLA was to come up with the extra £260m.
Union members are taking the action because they want an improved pay deal from the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).
We have made very clear that COSLA must put forward a significantly improved offer to avert mass school strikes.