Striking carers end Renfrewshire Council pay dispute

Striking care workers in Renfrewshire have won a big rise and thousands of pounds in back pay after arguing their work had been undervalued for years.

Kirsten Muat, GMB Scotland organiser in Renfrewshire Council, welcomed the local authority’s decision and hailed the workers’ determination to win fair pay in a protracted dispute. Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.

The review of home carers’ roles and wages was the first evaluation to take place in Renfrewshire in 16 years. She said: “Taking strike action didn’t come easy for a lot of us but so many of our clients were fully behind us and thought we deserved to be paid fairly. We had been undervalued and underpaid for far too long.”

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