Glasgow city council reaches pay deal with union to avert fire-and-rehire plan

Strong and fair' proposal to be taken to members' ballot after previous offer led Unison to walk out of negotiations

Glasgow city council has reached an agreement with the trade union Unison over pay and grading, averting one of the UK's biggest ever fire-and-rehire exercises.

Talks between the council and the GMB, Unite and Unison unions previously broke down when Unison refused to ballot its members on a new pay and grading system, designed to resolve historical equal pay issues.