This Local Government Service Group Conference notes with deep concern the government�s intention to impose some form of pay freeze or pay restraint on public sector workers. While individual pay claims and campaigns remain the responsibility of the various sector committees, the Local Government Service Group Executive has a role in wider public sector pay […]
Conference motions
Conference acknowledges the importance of responding to the devastating impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the social care sector and welcomes wholeheartedly the campaign to deliver a national care service. Conference notes that the coronavirus pandemic has had tragic consequences for thousands of people in the UK and particularly in adult social care. […]
Conference notes that since 2010, local government has experienced a decade of austerity. The post-Brexit political situation merely heightened the constitutional debate in a �disunited kingdom� of growing civic nationalism and regionalisation, the unsettled will for political change and the growing plurality of politics, which will have long-lasting implications for government and governance. Meanwhile, the […]
Conference recognises the efforts made by the sector committees and branches in pursuing the union�s ‘Pay Up Now!’ campaign in recent years, even during the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid has highlighted the need for a new approach to pay in local government. Throughout the pandemic, local government workers proved themselves to be indispensable � keeping our […]