In December 2017 we asked impacted members to take part in a ballot over the above 35/37 hours protection; you will also be aware that the outcome of that ballot was a rejection of the employer’s offer and Falkirk Council, at that time, chose not to impose any change. Our dispute led to ACAS arbitration and the December 2017 offer being made to you. Our membership rejected this offer. Since this time further discussion has been had with the Council and we can now advise that

UNISON members in Falkirk are writing to John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister and the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, to highlight the vital role they play in delivering high quality education and to press him for fair pay for all those working in education. Last year the Scottish Government, as part of the tri-partite negotiations for teachers, agreed a bigger pay increase for teachers than that given to other local authority workers. UNISON understand this co