Government Refuses Pay Rise to Scottish Local Government Employees

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Feeling among Scottish local government employees is running very high because of the Government's refusal to allow a pay rise for 22,000 Scottish NALGO members. They are particularly incensed as the refusal is in marked contrast to the rise agreed for England and Wales. The NALGO agreement in England and Wales was signed a week before Mr, Wilson announced -the pay freeze, and the rise was delayed for six months, eventually becoming due this week. The Scottish members! agreement was due to ¢cperate from September 16, They expected it to be subject to a similar six months' delay, and to be payable from March 16 this year. But the Government says No, on the grounds that the agreement was not reached before the start of the freeze and that there was therefore no prior commitment. The leaders of NALGO and four other unions are now inviting members of the Scottish TUC to join them ina protest to Mr. William Ross, the Secretary of State for Scotland,