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A spokesperson for Cosla, the group that represents local authorities, said it was disappointed that the teaching unions were progressing their consultative ballots.

The Royal College of Nursing is calling for talks with ministers over pay issues after a consultative ballot of members showed a large majority opposing the 3.6% pay award.

On Friday the GMB union representing thousands of health workers, including ambulance crews, rejected the government's pay deal in an initial consultative vote.

She said that "failure" would lead to the EIS opening a consultative ballot on industrial action at its annual general meeting later this week.

He added that the union would put the offer to its members in a consultative ballot "as soon as that can be arranged".