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| 'Massive response' to strike call | 'Massive response' to strike call |
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| There has been a "massive response" to a call for Scottish Government civil servants to take strike action, a union has claimed. | There has been a "massive response" to a call for Scottish Government civil servants to take strike action, a union has claimed. |
| Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) had voted narrowly for the one-day action in a dispute over a 2% cap on public sector pay. | Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) had voted narrowly for the one-day action in a dispute over a 2% cap on public sector pay. |
| But the Scottish Government said the number who had taken part was not yet clear. | But the Scottish Government said the number who had taken part was not yet clear. |
| It said contingency plans meant disruption had been "minimal". | It said contingency plans meant disruption had been "minimal". |
| PCS Scottish Government members had narrowly backed strike action, with 931 voting for and 913 against, on a 54% turnout. | PCS Scottish Government members had narrowly backed strike action, with 931 voting for and 913 against, on a 54% turnout. |
| A total of 1,261 voted for non-strike industrial action, with 500 voting against. | A total of 1,261 voted for non-strike industrial action, with 500 voting against. |
| The action is being taken by PCS members in the Scottish Government and Registers of Scotland. | |
| An overtime ban and work-to-rule is due to follow. | An overtime ban and work-to-rule is due to follow. |
| The other unions in the government, Prospect and the FDA, have accepted the pay deal and will not be striking. | The other unions in the government, Prospect and the FDA, have accepted the pay deal and will not be striking. |
| The PCS said the "key work" of ministers and land registration in Scotland could be "seriously" affected. | The PCS said the "key work" of ministers and land registration in Scotland could be "seriously" affected. |
| Further ballots | Further ballots |
| Three other public sector unions - Unison, Unite and the GMB - have also balloted for action over pay. | Three other public sector unions - Unison, Unite and the GMB - have also balloted for action over pay. |
| The PCS is also balloting its members in the Sheriff and High Courts, and the procurator fiscals' department. | The PCS is also balloting its members in the Sheriff and High Courts, and the procurator fiscals' department. |
| Eddie Reilly, PCS Scottish secretary said: "Whilst ministers are busy briefing the press and media in Scotland on their contingency plans to deal with our industrial action, I think they need to be asked the simple question what contingency plans are they making for the devastating low morale of a low-paid workforce of 5,000 people." | Eddie Reilly, PCS Scottish secretary said: "Whilst ministers are busy briefing the press and media in Scotland on their contingency plans to deal with our industrial action, I think they need to be asked the simple question what contingency plans are they making for the devastating low morale of a low-paid workforce of 5,000 people." |
| A spokesman for the Scottish Government said it would not know until later on Thursday how many people were on strike, but said that managers had made contingencies to deal with the situation. | A spokesman for the Scottish Government said it would not know until later on Thursday how many people were on strike, but said that managers had made contingencies to deal with the situation. |