Local government
Fire and rescue service
UNISON is the biggest union in the UK for fire and rescue service staff (non-firefighters). We have members in every brigade in England, Scotland and Wales.
Fire and rescue service staff perform a huge variety of roles, from cooks and cleaners to control room staff and emergency planners; from driving instructors and community safety staff to accountants and trainers.
The fire and rescue service is undergoing radical change as a result of government modernisation plans. These plans will see the regionalisation of much of the fire and rescue service; the promotion of a statutory duty to ensure community fire safety and the roll-out of an integrated personnel development system. In Scotland, the plans may lead to a common fire services agency.
Strike for a better deal on pay : 16 and 17 July 2008
(3/7/08) UNISON will be calling you out on strike on 16 and 17 July to persuade Fire and Rescue Authorities to give you and your colleagues a decent pay rise this year.< Back | More >
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• The UNISON national secretary for local government is Heather Wakefield.
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Pay news 23
Unions write to councils asking them to budget for at least a cost-of-living increase; update on arbitration; Scotland accept pay offer.
Pay news 23 - PDF
Letter to councils - PDF
Pay news 22
This bulletin explains where we're at with arbitration over this year's NJC pay award and where we're going with pay for 2009-10. (England, Wales and NI)Pay news 22
Pay Matters - A fair deal for meat hygiene workers
Printable coloured poster. Use your vote. Vote YES for action for a pay rise.Pay Matters - A fair deal for meat hygiene workers
Housing and the credit crunch
UNISON response to the CLG Select Committee enquiry into government measures to address the impact of the credit crunch on housing in the UK - October 2008.Housing and the credit crunch
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