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Scottish Socialist leader Tommy Sheridan has demanded the resignation of Scotland's top councillor over the nursery nurses strike.
In a speech to his party's conference in Edinburgh he branded Pat Watters a "disgrace" for his handling of the dispute.
Mr Watters is president of the local government body Cosla.
The SSP is campaigning for a national settlement but Cosla is negotiating local deals.
Speaking at his party's annual conference in Edinburgh on Saturday, Mr Sheridan said: "We should say today to New Labour's Pat Watters, you are a damn disgrace.
"On the one hand he calls for call for national pay for councillors of £25,000 a year but he's not prepared to support national pay for nursery nurses of £14,000 a year. It's time for Pat Watters to resign."
The comments caused a roar of applause and shouts among the 400 delegates packed into Edinburgh University's George Square Theatre for the two-day annual gathering.

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COSLA's Rebuttal
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"Pat Watters is an excellent president of Cosla and his position as president has nothing to do with the SSP or indeed the parliament."
"Pat has a long history in trade union negotiation and not once during this dispute has he had a go at the nursery nurses - only their claim.