Glasgow branch overwhelmingly votes to back new strike action

UNISON members at Glasgow City Council have voted in favour of strike action in an ongoing equal pay dispute.
In a ballot of just under 9,000 workers, with 52.5% of members voting, 96% of UNISON members voted to take further industrial action. The branch will now be seeking authorisation from the union’s NEC before moving forward with industrial action.
The ballot comes as part of a long-running legal dispute with Glasgow City council around equal pay. In 2019, a £500m settlement was