A spokesman for Edinburgh Council said it had held discussions with Unison through ACAS (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) on 18 May and that a revised offer had been put to Unison, which was presented to its membership on 20 May. The outcome of the ballot should be known tomorrow (28 May).
More than 300 nursery nurses are still on strike in Edinburgh.
A spokesman for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities said, 'The important thing is that for the first time, Unison officials in Edinburgh are urging acceptance.'
Barbara Foubister, chair of Edinburgh Unison, said the nursery nurses had rejected the council's previous offer of an hourly rate of 9.83 by six to one on a 73 per cent return. She added that it was 'with great reluctance' that the union was now recommending that its members vote to accept the offer, given that the nursery nurses had been out on strike for more than 12 weeks.
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