STAFF at Scottish Water are in the midst of a two-day strike in a continuing row over pay, says UNISON.
Strike action will take place across Scotland on Tuesday April 22 and Wednesday April 23. The two-day walkout follows a one-day strike at the end of last month.
The union says that emergency repairs and water quality checks will not be carried out during the action. Problems reported with the water supply, sewage or drainage won’t be dealt with until the strike is over either, UNISON adds.
UNISON says the offer from Scottish Water – a pay increase of 2.6 per cent or £1,050, whichever is higher – fails to compensate staff for a decade of real-term pay cuts.
UNISON Scotland regional organiser Emma Phillips said: “Strike action is always a last resort. Staff have suffered a decade of pay deals that haven’t kept up with inflation. They are not willing to be underpaid any longer.
“The union has done everything it can to try and get Scottish Water’s senior managers to put a fair offer on the table, but they are refusing to be reasonable.”
