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Unison represents 85,000 council workers (Nick Ansell/PA)

Union threatens strike preparations over council pay dispute with Cosla
Strike preparation may begin as early as next week as anger grows over local government pay talks, a union has said.

Robison defends 'priority' council tax freeze as leaders accuse her of 'interfering'

Robison defends 'priority' council tax freeze as leaders accuse her of 'interfering'

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Robison defends 'priority' council tax freeze as leaders accuse her of 'interfering'

Shona Robison has offered more funding to councils

Shona Robison has offered more funding to councils

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Robison offers extra £63m to councils after admitting funding deal 'not sufficient'

Shona Robison will hold talks with Cosla over the council tax freeze

Shona Robison will hold talks with Cosla over the council tax freeze

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SNP says authorities treated 'reasonably fairly' ahead of showdown council tax talks

First Minister Humza Yousaf will hold talks with Cosla

First Minister Humza Yousaf will hold talks with Cosla

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Humza Yousaf and Shona Robison hold crunch council tax freeze talks with Cosla

Robison faces council tax freeze clash as cash-strapped authorities seek 5% hike

Robison faces council tax freeze clash as cash-strapped authorities seek 5% hike

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Robison faces council tax freeze clash as cash-strapped authorities seek 5% hike

Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison has been urged to drop her plans to freeze council tax

Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison has been urged to drop her plans to freeze council tax

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Council leaders demand council tax freeze be abandoned amid plans to hike charge

Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison is set to hold crunch talks with Cosla today

Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison is set to hold crunch talks with Cosla today

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Council leaders set to urge SNP to drop council tax freeze in favour of capped rise

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Councils urged to pay interest on backdated pay as union calls for 'urgent' talks

Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison

Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison

City of Edinburgh Council

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Councils pondering hiking council tax despite SNP's freeze to counter 'another cut'

Public Finance Minister Tom Arthur has pushed forward plans for a tourist tax

Public Finance Minister Tom Arthur has pushed forward plans for a tourist tax

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Visitor levy could become flat rate as tourist tax passes first Holyrood hurdle

Scottish councils are facing big pressures on their finances

Scottish councils are facing big pressures on their finances

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Scottish councils facing 'unprecedented financial pressures' as budget gap hits £725m

Minister criticised over claim council tax freeze will help 'most vulnerable'

Minister criticised over claim council tax freeze will help 'most vulnerable'

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SNP minister panned over claim council tax freeze will help 'most vulnerable'

Many of Scotland's most vulnerable students are missing out on valuable legal protection, according to a national coalition of care providers.

Many of Scotland's most vulnerable students are missing out on valuable legal protection, according to a national coalition of care providers.

Concern as legal protection for ASN pupils continues to decline

SNP deputy first minister and finance secretary Shona Robison

SNP deputy first minister and finance secretary Shona Robison

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Cosla in row with Shona Robison over lack of respect in Budget amid funding row

Revealed: Scotland's £1.3bn council tax debt mountain after bankruptcy warning

Revealed: Scotland's £1.3bn council tax debt mountain after bankruptcy warning

Aberdeen City Council

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Revealed: Scotland's £1.3bn council tax debt mountain after bankruptcy warning

Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison

Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Shona Robison

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'Breaking point': Council bosses warn over 'cuts in every community' after SNP Budget

Shona Robison presents the Scottish budget

Shona Robison presents the Scottish budget

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Anger as Scottish budget widens cross-border tax gap and cuts services

Shona Robison and Humza Yousaf

Shona Robison and Humza Yousaf

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Humza Yousaf facing battle with councils after 'low' tax freeze offer

The call comes before the upcoming Scottish Budget announcement tomorrow

The call comes before the upcoming Scottish Budget announcement tomorrow

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Cosla calls for Scottish Budget to see investment in councils to tackle poverty

SNP Local Government Minister Joe FitzPatrick

SNP Local Government Minister Joe FitzPatrick

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'Getting ahead of things': SNP minister talks down council bankruptcy fears

Lorna Slater has published her circular economy plans

Lorna Slater has published her circular economy plans

Circular economy

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Slater criticised for 'threatening councils with financial penalties' in waste plans

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison

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Councils face going bankrupt Cosla warns ministers ahead of budget

School support staff members of Unison during a rally outside the Scottish Parliament

School support staff members of Unison during a rally outside the Scottish Parliament

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School support staff accept pay offer as strike action called off following deal

Lowest paid Scots school staff regularly buying essentials for pupils, survey finds

Lowest paid Scots school staff regularly buying essentials for pupils, survey finds

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Lowest paid Scots school staff regularly buying essentials for pupils, survey finds

Welcome to Scotland sign

Welcome to Scotland sign

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Scotland's tourist agency backs visitor tax which could raise up to £118m a year

School support staff protest as they go on strike in Glasgow

School support staff protest as they go on strike in Glasgow

Full list of Scottish council areas affected by latest school strikes

School staff from Unison go on strike in Glasgow

School staff from Unison go on strike in Glasgow

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School staff protest in Glasgow during day of strike action, in pictures

Scottish Government pledges up to £500m to councils for upgrades to schools

Scottish Government pledges up to £500m to councils for upgrades to schools

Councils to receive up to £500m in third phase of school upgrade project

School could be closed by strikes

School could be closed by strikes

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School strikes announced in four more council areas as pay dispute continues

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Council leaders voice 'extreme disappointment' at Yousaf tax freeze

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison

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Shona Robison admits late council tax freeze decision not signed off by Cabinet

Picket outside one school during Unison strikes in September.

Picket outside one school during Unison strikes in September.

School strikes: With unions at odds over pay offer, what can schools expect?

Humza Yousaf announced a freeze in the council tax next year

Humza Yousaf announced a freeze in the council tax next year

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Furious council leaders reject and 'deplore' Yousaf's tax freeze plan

Striking Unison school workers at a rally in Buchanan Steps in Glasgow tuesday on the first of three days of action over pay

Striking Unison school workers at a rally in Buchanan Steps in Glasgow tuesday on the first of three days of action over pay

Scotland school strikes: Why school support staff have walked out

Scotland's school strikes: More industrial action likely warns union leader

Councillor Gail Macgregor

Councillor Gail Macgregor

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Scotland's biggest cities demand net zero 'roadmap' amid fears over 2030 targets

There are proposals to raise council tax in bands E to H by up to 22.5%

There are proposals to raise council tax in bands E to H by up to 22.5%

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We must get together to stop this council tax madness

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'Alarming': Scottish councils failed to recruit workers for one in four jobs

SNP public finance minister Tom Arthur

SNP public finance minister Tom Arthur

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SNP table plans to hike council tax by up to 22.5 per cent for largest homes

Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Sturgeon

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Nicola Sturgeon warns over slow progress in implementing The Promise

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Cosla president Shona Morrison

First Minister Humza Yousaf and Cosla president Shona Morrison

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Humza Yousaf gives councils 'greater flexibility over their budgets'

First Minister Humza Yousaf

First Minister Humza Yousaf

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Reduction to council ringfenced funds as Yousaf moves to 'reset' relationship

Council strikes last year led to bins being unempted and threatened to shut schools

Council strikes last year led to bins being unempted and threatened to shut schools

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Ministers warned of strike threat to Scotland's schools in row over council pay

SNP local government minister Joe FitzPatrick

SNP local government minister Joe FitzPatrick

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Councils need 'radical change' and new funding deal to survive financial strain

Councils and government make new pay offer to teachers in bid to avert exam chaos

Councils and government make new pay offer to teachers in bid to avert exam chaos

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Scotland's teacher strikes suspended as EIS urge members to accept new pay offer

Glasgow SNP leader tells Holyrood colleagues to end budget meddling

Glasgow SNP leader tells Holyrood colleagues to end budget meddling

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Glasgow SNP leader tells Holyrood colleagues to end budget meddling

Unions submit 12 per cent pay rise claim to Scotland's councils

Unions submit 12 per cent pay rise claim to Scotland's councils

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Unions submit 12 per cent pay rise claim to Scotland's councils

Council leaders in direct plea to Sturgeon over budget worries

Council leaders in direct plea to Sturgeon over budget worries

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Council leaders in direct plea to Sturgeon over budget worries

Deputy First Minister John Swinney speaking in Holyrood. File Photo.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney speaking in Holyrood. File Photo.

Council chiefs to draw up job losses plans in wake of Scottish Budget

SNP Finance and Economy Secretary Kate Forbes

SNP Finance and Economy Secretary Kate Forbes

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Cosla warns SNP ministers to consider shift from protected NHS budget

Cosla president Alison Evison

Cosla president Alison Evison

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Councils set for £250m services cuts amid worry over 'lack of respect' from SNP

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes

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Councils warn £250m funding gap remains despite extra funding from Kate Forbes

Finance and Economy Secretary Kate Forbes

Finance and Economy Secretary Kate Forbes

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Kate Forbes under fire for 'savage cuts' to councils amid protected budget call

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