EQUAL pay claims in Scotland’s councils are “like the Titanic approaching the iceberg”, and the Scottish government must intervene, according to GMB Scotland.

In a letter to the First Minister, the union warns of potentially “disastrous” consequences as councils across the country continue to refuse to engage with workers on the issue.

A four-day strike is already under way among the low-paid and predominantly female carer workforce at Falkirk Council, with comrades in Renfrewshire and West Dumbartonshire due to follow suit next week after having claims for regrading rejected, but the union argues this is only the tip of the iceberg.