Glasgow - Court of Session



Now is the time for party leaders in Glasgow to show some real leadership over equal pay and here's a statement that all the politicians ought to be able to unite around.

"All the political parties represented on Glasgow City Council agree to accept the unanimous decisions of the Court of Session, Scotland's highest civil court, the effect of which is that the Council's WPBR needs to be replaced by new pay arrangements that are 'equality proofed' and command the support of the council's largely female workforce.

"We also agree to abandon any further appeal to the UK Supreme Court in London and will instruct senior council officials to negotiate a settlement to all of the outstanding equal pay cases and to replace the WPBR pay scheme as quickly as possible." 

So why don't Glasgow councillors just go for it and seek cross party backing within the City Council, but also from Glasgow's MSPs and MPs including the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon?

I plan to send this draft motion to the party leaders in Glasgow City Council: Susan Aitken (SNP), Frank McAveety (Labour) David Meikle (Conservatives) and Martin Bartos (Greens).

If you ask me, it's high time the City Council drew a line and made a virtue out of ending this long, drawn out dispute by accepting the judgment of Scotland's highest civil court.

  

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