Unison accused local authority employers of 'failing Scotland's children and Scotland's parents'. But the Convention of Scotland's Local Authorities said its position remained unchanged, and with no movement from employers the trade union warned that disruption was likely to continue into the summer. Unison's national industrial action committee met on 19 June and gave approval for six more weeks of strikes to take place from 1 July.
Carol Ball, chair of Unison's nursery nurse working party, said that this could threaten extended daycare provision for working parents during the summer holidays and that nursery nurses would also continue to boycott additional duties. She added, 'Scottish employers are clearly treating nursery nurses and Scotland's children with contempt.
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