Local government unions, UNISON, GMB and UNITE, representing 1.6 million
workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, have today been told that
their members face a pay freeze in 2010/2011.
The unions are calling on the local government employers to think again,
saying that local government workers will struggle to afford basic essentials,
with nearly 3% inflation rendering the pay freeze a real terms pay cut. The
unions are calling for them to come to their senses and make a reasonable
offer, saying that there is room in council budgets to give workers decent
pay.
UNISON Head of Local Government, Heather Wakefield, said:
“The employer
