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| Hundreds of court staff in Scotland are holding a day of strike action in a dispute over pay. | |
| The Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union said the action could cause the justice system to "grind to a halt". | The Public and Commercial Service (PCS) union said the action could cause the justice system to "grind to a halt". |
| The Scottish Government said it expected some small courts to close, while services at other courts would have to be reduced. | The Scottish Government said it expected some small courts to close, while services at other courts would have to be reduced. |
| SportScotland and the National Museums of Scotland will also be affected by the strike. | SportScotland and the National Museums of Scotland will also be affected by the strike. |
| They will be joined by members working at the Scottish Courts Service, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. | They will be joined by members working at the Scottish Courts Service, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. |
| The action, which is being held the day before a walkout by local government staff, is part of an ongoing campaign by the union against a 2% pay cap introduced by Scottish ministers. | The action, which is being held the day before a walkout by local government staff, is part of an ongoing campaign by the union against a 2% pay cap introduced by Scottish ministers. |
| Eddie Reilly, PCS Scottish secretary, said: "This is the first departmental strike in the Scottish Courts Service for 30 years. | Eddie Reilly, PCS Scottish secretary, said: "This is the first departmental strike in the Scottish Courts Service for 30 years. |
| "As further sections of Scottish ministers' workforce express anger over pay, it seems that Salmond and Swinney are hibernating. | "As further sections of Scottish ministers' workforce express anger over pay, it seems that Salmond and Swinney are hibernating. |
| "Unless they resolve these disputes, they are locking themselves into three years of industrial unrest with their own Scottish workforce." | "Unless they resolve these disputes, they are locking themselves into three years of industrial unrest with their own Scottish workforce." |
| Staff taking part in the action, as well as those working at the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency, are also to impose a two-week overtime ban. | Staff taking part in the action, as well as those working at the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency, are also to impose a two-week overtime ban. |
| A Scottish Court Service spokesman said: "We anticipate that a few of the smaller courts may close and that others will experience a reduced level of service - for example the closure of public counters - but we are unable to confirm the likely impact on individual courts. | A Scottish Court Service spokesman said: "We anticipate that a few of the smaller courts may close and that others will experience a reduced level of service - for example the closure of public counters - but we are unable to confirm the likely impact on individual courts. |
| "Arrangements are being made for all essential court business to be dealt with." | "Arrangements are being made for all essential court business to be dealt with." |