The letter to Sarah Messenger, the employers' secretary on the National Joint Council for Local Government Services, states: "In light of the failure to make us an NJC pay offer for 2014-15 and as a result […]
In the North West, Sefton local government branch organised a 'Take Your Break Day', in which members were simply asked to work the hours for […]
National secretary for local government Heather Wakefield said: "UNISON is calling time on poverty pay in local government and the options […]
Next steps in the campaign for fair pay in local government: day of protest, political lobbying and inddustrial action
A new leaflet outlines what the Local Government Association’s latest pay proposal means for members
Members on local pay and conditions or individual contracts not related to the NJC agreement will not be balloted […]
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
UNISON regional officer for local government Douglas Black said: "UNISON has consulted its members and the clear, democratic decision is to […]
UNISON’s local government conference kicked off in Brighton this morning, with a rallying call to activists to win a big turnout in the current ballot on pay
UNISON, the GMB and UNITE have launched a petition to call for decent pay in local government
Local government employers have offered a 1% pay rise. UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis […]
Council and school workers on NJC pay terms in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will strike on 10 July – and you can support them
Local government delegates in Glasgow this afternoon discussed how low pay was afflicting members, particularly […]
Sign up here Head of local government Heather Wakefield explains: "UNISON is calling for a minimum increase of £1 a hour on scale […]
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 […]
