Dumfries and Galloway Council is facing a fresh threat of strike action after unions submitted a 12 per cent pay claim for this year.
Unison, GMB and Unite have submitted a joint claim and warned the Holyrood Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) against using staff as a “political football”.
The three unions represent around 200,000 members of staff at councils across the country and the claim would represent a £4,000 pay rise for each full time worker.
