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Morning Extra - Are council works right to strike over pay?

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Up to 150,000 council staff in Scotland are staging the second 24-hour strike over pay in two months. It comes after the rejection of an amended offer from local authority umbrella group Cosla to change the 2.5% pay offer from three years to one year. The unions are calling for a 5% increase in line with inflation, but is this unreasonable when many workers in the private sector will be lucky to get much more than 2%? Or is it about standing up for your rights when you see those at the top awarding themselves inflation-busting pay increases? Graham Stewart takes your calls, texts and emails.