Over 100 council workers go on strike

Members of staff working for the South Ayrshire Council’s Property & Maintenance department have decided to go on strike following a long-standing dispute that’s been escalating since back in August 2013.

The workers (over 100) are members of construction union UCATT and Unite and their dispute concerns the conduct of the council’s Property Maintenance Manager. The ballots for industrial action which saw a turnout of over 70 for both unions were conducted after the council’s internal grievance procedure was exhausted.

An investigation containing almost 1,000 pages resulted in the grievance being upheld in part and recommended that the manager attend a management course and be monitored for a three-month period.

A subsequent appeal was rejected by a panel of elected members.

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