Striking care workers hold town day of action

Sending their message loud and clear Enable Scotland care workers held a rally at Airdrie Town Hall last week as part of an ongoing pay dispute

- IAN BUNTING

Care workers employed by Enable Scotland held a day of strike action in Airdrie last week as part of an ongoing pay dispute.

The staff were on strike on September 9 and 11 and held a rally at Airdrie Town Hall before marching to the town's MSP Neil Gray's office on the former date.

Employees handed over symbolic 'invoices' to Mr Gray's office calling for payment of their outstanding earnings. Union UNISON estimates care workers have been underpaid by £5500 since April 2022 because of “the Scottish Government's broken promise to match carers’ pay with NHS rates”.

The Scottish Government sets the hourly pay rates for care workers across the country and can resolve this dispute and lift thousands of care workers out of poverty, says the union.