Local government unions(*) representing more than one million council staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will today (14 January) submit their annual pay claim for an increase of at least the level of retail price inflation, with additional salary increases for the lowest paid.
The claim covers all grades of workers in local government including refuse collectors, teaching assistants, school meals, social workers, administrators, cleaners, parks and leisure, librarians and comes as local government unions and employers begin binding arbitration over last year
