Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Falkirk bin strikes over as staff vote to accept revised pay deal
dailyrecord.co.ukCouncil workers, including staff in Falkirk, have voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer made last month after strike action by council staff.
In brings to an end the threat of more strikes among targeted council staff across Scotland. In the Falkirk Council area, bins went unemptied and the council recycling centres were closed for several days during the nationwide action. Read more: Falkirk Council budget gap could lead to job losses and council tax rises Unite the Union said that 71 per cent of members had voted yes with just 29 per rejecting the deal.Unison saw 67 per cent of its members accepting the offer with 33 per cent against, with a turnout of 64 per cent.Johanna Baxter, UNISON Scotland head of local government said: “UNISON members have spoken and voted overwhelmingly to accept the improved pay offer and we will now press COSLA to get this money into members pay packets as quickly as possible."But let's be very clear – it was only because UNISON members took, and were prepared to take, industrial action that this improved pay offer was even made.
If they hadn’t stood up to their employer they would have been forced to accept a derisory two per cent increase."It was their collective strength that forced the Scottish Government to accept they had a role to play and come up with more money but it should never have got to that."The lesson the Scottish Government needs to take from this is that they need to fund local government, and the workers that serve our local communities, properly and UNISON will continue to lead the campaign for investment in councils and for staff to get the pay, reward and recognition they deserve.”Falkirk Live brings you the latest headlines from Falkirk and beyond.But did you
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