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LABOUR-RUN Glasgow City Council was accused of spending thousands of pounds on scab workers yesterday as school caretakers ended five days of strike action.
With strikers lobbying the council and the Scottish government, this latest action marked an escalation in the dispute with contractor Cordia over its refusal to pay staff supplements for undertaking physically demanding, outdoor and unclean work.
Public-sector union Unison branch officer Sam Macartney said that during the strike the council had spent roughly £3,000 a day on untrained cleaning staff to cover the strike.
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