Council leaders invite unions for more talks "with a view to reaching a settlement"
The three trade unions will have further talks with CoSLA leaders on Thursday 2nd October after Councillor Cook, CoSLA's Human Resources spokesperson, extended the invitation "with a view to reaching a settlement" following a meeting of council leaders on 26th Sept 2008.
In response to the offer, Matt Smith, UNISON's Scottish Secretary said "We welcome this offer of talks, as we have always said that this dispute will only be settled by a negotiated settlement which is realistic and not merely a repeat of the last offer."
Mon 29 September
