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SQA workers strike against pay cuts
A sign for the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) building in Edinburgh, June 21, 2021
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ABOUT 400 workers at the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) have taken strike action as a long-running pay dispute escalates.
Unite union members at the SQA held the first of two planned 24 hour walk-outs today.
They have already been taking action short of strike, including an overtime ban, since February 16.
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