COSLA
National care service overhaul fails to charm councils
Councils in Scotland remain unconvinced by proposals to create a national care service.
Scottish Budget 'not good' for communities
Next year’s Scottish Budget is ‘not good’ for communities, council leaders have said.
Council rejects tax freeze offer
Argyll and Bute Council has become the first to reject the Scottish Government’s council tax freeze.
Scottish council leaders call for £45m boost
Scottish council leaders have called for the £45m Barnett consequentials from a £600m boost to the English finance settlement to be passed to them.
Council leaders demand right to set tax levels
Local authority leaders in Scotland have renewed their fight to set their own council taxes – despite the pledge of a freeze by first minister Humza Yousaf.
Council tax freeze to cost £156m
Scottish councils face a real terms cut of up to £156m next year as a result of the council tax freeze, new research has found.
COSLA ramps up Budget lobbying
Well-funded councils are the key to unlocking the potential within Scotland’s communities, town hall leaders have claimed ahead of the country’s budget later this month.
New offer in pay dispute
More money has been offered in the hope of averting strike action by Scottish Unison members.
Lessons still to learn
It looks like Scotland’s Verity House agreement has fallen at the first hurdle, but in England we should not consign it to the dustbin of failed experiments, says Dr Jonathan Carr-West.
‘Anger’ over Scottish council tax freeze
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf’s announcement of a blanket freeze on council tax next year has provoked an angry reaction from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).
Unison rejects Scotland’s 10% pay offer
Unison members in Scotland today rejected local government employers’ latest pay deal, which would have seen the lowest-paid staff receive a 10% wage boost.
Unite suspends strike
The trade union Unite has suspended a planned three-day strike across education and local government in Scotland after receiving a ‘serious’ pay offer from employers.
Unions reject latest COSLA offer
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has warned trade unions face a choice between ‘real cuts to jobs and services’ and increased pay.
Council tax reforms divide sector
Scottish local authorities have been left deeply divided by proposals to hike council tax on higher bands.
COSLA and Holyrood strike 'landmark' deal
A pledge for greater fiscal control for councils has been made in a ‘landmark agreement’ between national and local government in Scotland.
Unite in summer strike warning
Trade union Unite has warned summer strike action will hit key events after talks with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) collapsed.
Care homes 'at risk of closure'
Care homes in Scotland have warned they are at risk of closure as they rejected a 6% fee increase from councils.
Savings 'no longer enough,' councils told
The Accounts Commission’s latest report outlined ‘reducing budgets, growing demographic and workforce pressures, and declining performance across some services’.
'Widespread industrial action' warning
Trade union Unite has warned the Scottish Government and employers there ‘could be widespread industrial action’ without a ‘significant increase’ to the current pay offer.
COSLA 'disappointment' as pay offer rejected
Trade unions have voted to reject a pay offer put forward by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).