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Prime Minister must intervene to fund a fair pay rise for council workers

Local services will only be resilient with “a valued and fairly rewarded workforce”

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Fair pay rise for council staff would be affordable, says UNISON

UNISON, Unite and GMB are calling for wages to rise to £10 per hour for the lowest paid local government workers, with a 10% rise for other members of staff for 2020/21. New research by Landman […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Council workers pawning belongings to make ends meet, says UNISON

Others have to borrow from friends or family, or access state benefits to make ends meet, according to the […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Unions call for a long overdue pay rise for hard-pressed council employees

Three unions representing more than 1.6 million local government employees in schools and councils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have today (Wednesday) submitted a pay claim that attempts to narrow the growing gap between declining wages and the rising cost of living. The claim for the year from next April seeks to move the […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Local government pay offer consultation to begin in January

UNISON local government members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to be consulted in new year on employer’s final offer

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON general secretary salutes members ahead of Rhondda lobby

Local government workers protest over slashed car allowance

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Banging the drum over pay

This year Glasgow’s homelessness caseworkers decided to go on strike. This is their story

Magazine on the UNISON National site.

School dinner ladies win a living wage

Hundreds of the lowest-paid workers in school kitchens across the north London borough of Camden will be paid a living wage, following a UNISON-led campaign

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Additional NJC pay claim submitted

Claim for living wage and associated flat-rate pay rise follows special local government conference decision

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Merthyr Tydfil council bypasses unions and asks staff to agree to pay cuts

UNISON has responded angrily to Merthyr council’s decision to bypass the trade unions and contact staff directly regarding cuts to terms and conditions

Article on the UNISON National site.

Taking care in Westminster

UNISON to the fore as Lords debate working conditions in the care sector

Article on the UNISON National site.

Camden Council adopts Ethical Care Charter

Latest local authority to adopt charter will help people in the borough who receive homecare services as well as the 860 strong home care workforce

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local Government members vote to accept pay offer

Members of all three local government unions have voted to accept a pay offer put forward by the Local Government Association

Article on the UNISON National site.

New local government pay proposal explained

A new leaflet outlines what the Local Government Association’s latest pay proposal means for members

Article on the UNISON National site.

Act now for fair pay for homecare workers

Labour MP - and former UNISON president - Dave Anderson has submitted an early day motion on the subject, which […]

Article on the UNISON National site.