31 h. ago Threat of industrial action averted as council workers agree to pay deal

Unite said 77% of members backed the deal while 66% of the GMB union supported it.

Economics

1 week ago Ayrshire packaging workers earnings boosted after pay deal agreed

Workers at global packaging firm Amcor in Ardeer will benefit from a pay deal agreed between the firm and Unite the Union

Economics

3 w. ago Stagecoach drivers end strike action after 11.5% pay uplift agreed

The walkout had affected buses serving passengers in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Glasgow.

Events

3 w. ago Ayrshire Stagecoach strikes at an end after drivers back new pay deal

The union has hailed the 'brave' drivers who took strike action.

Economics

3 w. ago Bus driver walkout to be suspended after new pay offer, says union

Strike action by drivers at Stagecoach West Scotland will be suspended from 3pm on Wednesday while a new pay offer is put to an all-members ballot.

Economics

3 w. ago Stagecoach drivers in Ayrshire set for ballot on improved pay offer as strike action suspended

More than 400 drivers across Ayrshire are to return to work from tomorrow.

Economics

3 w. ago Stagecoach strikes in Ayrshire to end tomorrow as pay deal agreed

Discussions between Stagecoach and Unite restarted this week and a pay deal has been agreed.

Economics

3 w. ago Stagecoach strikes in Ayrshire to end tomorrow as drivers set for return to work

Discussions between Stagecoach and Unite restarted this week.

Events

4 w. ago Ayrshire Stagecoach strike shows no sign of halting as drivers picket bus station

Strikes by bus drivers in Ayrshire are set to continue amid a claim that Unite and Stagecoach have not spoken to each other since the industrial action began.

Events

4 w. ago Stagecoach bus drivers in from across the UK to cover Ayrshire strikes

Bus drivers have been brought in to help Stagecoach provide some services across Ayrshire while six weeks of strikes are ongoing.

Events

last month Mauritius 'will use cash from Labour's Chagos Islands deal to scrap income tax for 81% of its population and help pay off its national debt'

The Prime Minister last month signed an agreement to cede sovereignty of the stretegically-important Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.

Economics

last month Union warns SNP that councils face 'morally compromising decisions' and threatens strike action

Scottish local authorities are being forced into “morally compromising decisions” as the threat of strike action looms over a pay deal standoff.

Events