Search Results for “Local government” tagged NJC pay

Local government unions agree to accept pay offer for 2023

The decision does not affect the ongoing local government pay dispute in Scotland. It means an increase of £1,925 on all NJC (National Joint Council) pay […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

A significant pay rise is essential for local government and school staff, say unions

Unless councils and schools can pay competitive rates, employees will find better-paid, less-stressful work elsewhere and new […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Blog: We must stop this managed decline of local government

I know it’s a difficult decision to vote to take action and be prepared to lose a day’s pay, but we’ve won through strike action before, and I have every confidence we can do it again

General Secretary, General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

Local government pay offer short of what’s needed after years of cuts

That was based on the government’s own inflation projection for the coming months plus 2%, to begin the process of catching up […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Local government and school staff deserve inflation-busting pay rise, say unions

In their submission to employers today, the unions point out that staff working in local government have seen 25% wiped from the value of their pay since 2010. A wage rise exceeding inflation is […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Unions call for inflation-busting pay rise for local government and school staff

The three unions say ​staff working in local government have seen an average of 27.5% wiped from the value of their pay since 2010, the unions say. The […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Time to fight for a fair pay rise

The ballot ends on July 4. Glen Williams, chair of the union’s local government service group executive (pictured), said: “It’s time to rage against inequality and rage […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

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

Earlier this month, unions representing local government workers rejected the “insulting” 1.5% pay increase put forward by employers. Not only did […]

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Reasons to vote ‘yes’ in the NJC strike ballot

Image: Marcus Rose On 23 May, the ballot opens that invites UNISON’s 370,000 local government and schools members to vote on whether to take industrial action over the employers’ pay offer […]

Behind the headlines, Magazine on the Magazine site.

Unions call for a ‘substantial​’ pay rise for ​council and school workers

They are on the frontline, endangering their lives every day, but the response has been pay freezes, cuts to services and jobs. “Ministers pledged to support local government, but words are […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

England’s largest academy trust withholding back pay from staff, says UNISON

The Local Government Association deal agreed in November applies to the year from 1 April 2022 and most academy chains […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

General secretary urges delegates to ‘get the vote out’

The government says that it can’t afford to meet this pay claim, said McAnea, but in fact it could recoup about […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

NJC: Council and school pay

Date
28 November 2021 – 31 December 2025

Local government staff keep communities safe, clean and accessible, yet there is often little or no recognition for […]

Campaign on the UNISON National site.

Council and school workers deserve much more than below-inflation pay offer as strike ballot begins

Most staff have been offered just 1.75% by local government employers, with 2.75% for those on the lowest pay level. As the rate of inflation currently stands […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

‘The pay in schools is not worth the pressure’

I know people who have moved into a similar paid job in a local supermarket that gives term-time friendly hours, or in a company that deals with parcel delivery […]

Behind the headlines, Magazine on the Magazine site.