Each authority in Wales will experience a budget cut of between 2.4% and 4.5%. In response to the local government budget announcement from Welsh government, UNISON Cumry/Wales secretary Margaret Thomas, said: "I […]
UNISON’s local government and school support workers have voted yes to strike action in a dispute over pay. The low paid, mainly women, workers have faced a 3 year pay freeze and have now been offered a 1% pay rise
"I can say with absolute certainty that if these budget proposals go ahead, local government services in Wales will change dramatically and communities will see pot holes, library and leisure […]
"Local government workers are struggling to make ends meet after the value of their pay has gone down nearly 13% in […]
The increase would result in the bottom rate of pay in local government rising to a Living Wage. The union, that represents more than 600,000 local government […]
Northern Ireland members vote for action over pay
UNISON Head of Local Government, Heather Wakefield, said: "Local government and school supporters are locked out of the […]
The call comes as the first stage of the 2014/15 local government Fair Dealpay campaign, which is being launched today. Local government wages have […]
Half a million local government workers earn less than the current Living Wage and a million earn less than […]
"This lack of certainty is dangerous for the future of Welsh local government. Ongoing deliberations are leaving the local government workers feeling demoralised and fearful for […]
UNISON decided to ballot local government and school members for strike action after 70% of members rejected this year's pay […]
Local government delegates agree it’s essential to get rid of the Conservative government in order to save our services
The public willingness to accept cuts to public services is ‘exhausted’
Thousands march in London, with other local demonstrations taking place around the country to highlight the crisis in the health service
"However, we fear that the continued pressure on local government budgets is going to lead to local services being irreversibly damaged for generations to come. "We […]
