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Thousands of Glasgow council workers face pay cuts in one of UK’s biggest fire-and-rehire plans

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Unison union refuses to ballot members on offer that would make 11% of council employees worse off UK politics live – latest updates Thousands of Glasgow council workers face being sacked and reappointed under less favourable terms in one of the UK’s…

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  • Unison union refuses to ballot members on offer that would make 11% of council employees worse off UK politics live – latest updates Thousands of Glasgow council workers face being sacked and reappointed under less favourable terms in one of the UK’s…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:13:29 UTC.

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