Unison members were surveyed about their mental health (Rui Vieira/PA)
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More than a quarter of local government workers in Scotland have sought medical help for mental health issues in the past year, a trade union survey has indicated.
More than 12,000 Unison members working across Scotland’s councils were asked about the pandemic’s toll on their health over the past year, with eight in 10 saying their stress levels had risen.
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Unison advise council workers in West Lothian to take up strike action
The union asks the workers to reject pay offer and are consulting members on strike action
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Council workers in West Lothian have been recommended to reject the latest pay offer and take strike action.
However, bosses at Unison insisted the offer “does not address the issue of endemic low pay” for some council staff.
The pay offer to council workers is below the 4% offered to many NHS staff by the Scottish Government.
And speaking as a consultative ballot began, Johanna Baxter, Unison Scotland’s head of local government, said more than half of all council workers earn less than £25,000 a year – with more than 100,000 on a salary that is “significantly below the average wage of £32,000 per year”.
Ms Baxter stated: “The current offer does not address the issue of endemic low pay for these workers.