Plea to women MSPs

FEMALE Labour MSPs were today told they should back nursery nurses in their fight for more pay.
Scottish Socialist MSP Carolyn Leckie called on them to back the staff over their re-grading claim.
In a Members' Debate in the Scottish Parliament, Ms Leckie tabled a motion demanding councils made an offer that met nurses'"modest and legitimate" demands.
The MSP said: "This is an obvious case of a gender pay gap where work traditionally done by women is being undervalued. They are entitled to an even greater rise than what they are asking for and I would hope Labour women politicians, in particular, would publicly support this claim."
The motion has cross-party support, but only one Labour MSP, Elaine Smith of Coatbridge and Chryston, has signed it.
A fully qualified nursery nurse with eight years' experience receives a maximum of13,800.
Their union, Unison, has rejected an18,000 offer and says it wants a pay scale of £18,000 to £21,000. Glasgow Evening Times