Unite confirms industrial action suspended

 

Unite the union can confirm that the joint trade unions and Scottish Water agreed late last night (Wednesday 15 November) to put a new pay offer to the workforce following a further round of talks held at the conciliation service Acas.

 

As part of the negotiations, it was jointly agreed that the proposed new grading structure at Scottish Water would be decoupled from the 2023 pay offer. All parties agreed to enter into discussions on a new grading structure on the basis that it directly and fully involves the unions as part of long-standing collective bargaining processes.

 

The new pay offer will be put to Unite’s 500-strong Scottish Water membership in a consultative ballot which opens on Friday 17 November and closes on Monday 4 December.

 

All industrial action is suspended until the ballot process is complete.

 

Unite regional coordinator Stevie Deans said: “Following the latest round of talks with Scottish Water we jointly agreed a new pay offer that will now be put to our membership.

 

“As part of these intense talks, the unions managed to decouple the pay offer from any new grading structure. This was a key objective for us.

 

Unite has taken the decision together with the joint trade unions to suspend all forthcoming industrial action until our membership has had the opportunity to fully consider and vote on the merits of this new offer.”

 

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