Over 70 per cent support two-year deal
 
Unite, Scotland’s leading trade union, can confirm that its local government membership has voted to accept the two-year COSLA pay offer.
 
Thousands of Unite’s local government members returned a 77 per cent yes vote in a ballot to support the deal worth four per cent this year and 3.5 per cent in 2026/27.  The deal represents a cumulative uplift in basic pay of 7.6 per cent by April 2026.
 
Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary, said: “The deal negotiated by Unite will boost pay packets and provide stability for our members. Unite is once again delivering better jobs, pay and conditions for our Scottish council members.”
 
Graham McNab, Unite’s lead negotiator for local government, said: “Scottish council workers have given their backing to a decent pay rise covering the next two years. We are pleased the negotiations were held in a far more productive way this year than in the past and this should set a benchmark for future years.”
 
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Unite Scotland is the country’s biggest and most diverse trade union with around 150,000 members. The union is led in Scotland by Derek Thomson.