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Glasgow City Council has voted to implement a new pay and grading system after eight years of equal pay disputes, set to roll out next April for nearly 24,000 non-teaching staff — aiming to fix a 2006 scheme that paid women less. While 63% will see raises, 11% face pay cuts of up to $11,500, with protection extended from six to twelve months. Unions protested, calling it “devastating,” while council leaders defend it as justice for decades of discrimination. Labour’s push for mediation and no “fire and rehire” failed, as SNP and Greens pushed through the plan, seeking backing from UK and Scottish governments. Staff will receive individual letters, and unions will ballot members — a complex, high-stakes outcome for thousands.

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