Campaign news

Call to action
(13/05/08) Further education unions in England are urging college reps to organise lunchtime protests on 4 June

Ofsted members to strike
(09/05/08) One-day action to be followed by overtime ban

'2.5% is not enough'
(01/05/08) Further education unions reject below-inflation pay offer

Lowest-paid college workers 'cheated on pay'
(30/04/08) UNISON survey reveals 64% of further education employers haven’t honoured last year’s pay deal

'Look out for low paid'
(23/04/08) Government should compensate those hit by 10p tax rate abolition, Prentis tells STUC

Health workers to vote on pay offer
(15/04/08) Conference votes to ballot members on accepting or rejecting three-year proposal

Consultation begins on pay offer
(10/04/08) UNISON is consulting as many members as possible on the 2008/9 NJC pay offer. Our recommendation is to reject.

Scotland's local government unions reject three-year pay offer
(09/04/08) “Our members are being asked to buy a pig in a poke”

Union recommends rejection of 2.45% offer
(08/04/08) Members urged to say No to local government offer for England, Wales and Northern Ireland

UNISON to consult NHS members on 8% offer
(07/04/08) Proposals would establish new health service minimum wage of £6.77

Employers come back with 2.45%
(02/04/08) Local government pay offer is "hugely disappointing", says UNISON

Local government pay talks reach crucial stage
(02/04/08) Unions seek improved offer

Employers to make early offer
(31/03/08) Further education unions in England have negotiated a key change to this year’s timetable for pay talks

UNISON in dispute over pay
(31/03/08) UNISON and Napo in dispute with probation employers over refusal to pay this year’s increments

Meat Hygiene Service goes back on pay deal
(31/03/08) Meat Hygiene Service refusal to pay the first year of a two-year deal sparks dispute

Ofsted workers vote to reject pay offer
(31/03/08) Employer imposes "unfair and divisive" three year deal after members reject it by 94%.

'A slap in the face'
(19/03/08) Local government employers offer 2.2% rise

'Face up to reality'
(18/03/08) Government urged to stop pay freeze as CPI inflation hits 2.5%

Further education recruitment leaflet
(17/03/08) Help FE workers to catch up and match up by encouraging a colleague to join UNISON today

UNISON says budget lacks 'the X factor'
(12/03/08) Prentis says chancellor should have scrapped 2% pay limit

Prentis calls for a fairer Britain
(10/03/08) UNISON chief urges chancellor to relax stranglehold on public service pay

Catch up & Match up recruitment leaflet
Help us win a fair pay rise for NJC staff by encouraging your colleagues to join UNISON today (England, Northern Ireland and Wales)

'Keep pressure on councils,' members urged
(21/02/08) UNISON urges local government members to lobby their employers over our pay claim for 2008

UNISON rejects local government pay offer in Scotland
(18/02/08) Offer condemned for 'increasing the gap between higher and lower paid'

Blue Valentine
(14/02/08) UNISON calls on government to abandon pay cuts for public service workers

Pay campaign builds
(13/02/08) Executive plans next steps in battle for fair public service pay rises

Risky business
(31/01/08) Staging pay awards has long-term costs, warn economic experts

Education unions submit 6% catch-up claim
(30/01/08) Pay shortfall must be addressed, unions warn

The true cost of inflation
(30/01/08) Cost of keeping a roof over the family's head doubles in 50 years

Unions urge new government approach to pay
(25/01/08) TUC delegation holds talks with the chancellor

Energy profit probe demanded
(22/01/08) UNISON backs call for Ofgem action as research reveals £2.3bn extra profit before recent price rises

Prentis warns government over pay
(17/01/08) “Don’t pick a fight with UNISON members”

Council workers ask for 6% to ‘catch up and match up’
(14/01/08) Unions agree pay claim for 2008

UNISON summit prepares for pay campaign
(10/01/08) Union leaders gather to discuss strategy on government pay squeeze

Union leaders speak up for public services
(18/12/07) Joint campaign to fight back against 2% pay limit

Council budget-cut pay warning
(07/12/07) Members won't settle for a below-inflation pay rise next year, cautions UNISON, after 'tight' local government settlement

Scottish council workers prepare pay claim
(01/11/07) 5% or £1,000 pay rise both ‘realistic and necessary’ employers told

Government warned over NHS pay
(31/10/07) Unions call for above-inflation pay award next year

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