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Staff from Glasgow council's homeless unit have started an indefinite strike. The 70 staff have taken with them the keys to 900 furnished council flats, meaning that homeless people will have to stay in bed and breakfast accommodation.

The action follows a dispute between staff and the council over plans to reform the service. The council wants to merge single person and family provision with specialist assessment, resettlement and furnished accommodation services.

A spokesperson for Unison said: "These changes will dilute specialist services and overburden staff - precisely at a time when homelessness in the city is rising rapidly."