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Meeting over council pay freeze Meeting over council pay freeze
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Union members at Aberdeen City Council have been holding a mass meeting over plans to withhold an annual pay increase to staff. Union members at Aberdeen City Council have held a mass meeting over plans to withhold an annual pay increase to staff.
The local authority is making the proposal as it seeks to make £4.5m in savings. The local authority has made the proposal as it seeks to make £4.5m in savings.
Unions are concerned that the move could affect the lowest paid workers most and amounts to sexual discrimination as most are women. Unions are concerned that the move could affectlowest paid workers most, and claimed it amounts to sexual discrimination as most are women.
They said industrial action or even legal action could take place. They said industrial or even legal action could take place.
Council deputy leader Kevin Stewart told BBC Scotland a number of proposals had been put forward, and productivity was an issue that had to be taken into account.Council deputy leader Kevin Stewart told BBC Scotland a number of proposals had been put forward, and productivity was an issue that had to be taken into account.