Track World Championships is under threat of strikes regarding low pays

The smooth running of Glasgow World Championships is under threat from striking local authority workers this August.

The GMB union of local council employees is to ballot its members working in parking and at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, which is due to host the track events for the World Championships, on strike action in an ongoing pay dispute with councils across Scotland.

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Keir Greenaway, GMB Scotland senior organiser for public services, said the offer amounted to "a pay cut during the cost-of-living crisis whilst council leaders want to parade around during the World Cycling Championships".

He added: "If councillors want to bring a first-class event to the city, they can’t give our members a second-class pay offer." GMB has been in a dispute with councils after 94% of its members rejected an offer of a 5% pay increase last month.

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