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UNISON, Unite and the GMB, the three unions representing local government employees in England, Wales and Northern […]

Council and school workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland asked to have their say on pay offer

The announcement to staff came at a briefing on next year‘s budget. “People clapped when the pay rise was announced,” UNISON branch secretary Kev Standishday told the local newspaper, The […]

And they deserve a fair deal.” UNISON has instructed branches to ensure councils implement the pay increase immediately.   […]

It will cover hundreds of thousands of members in the three countries whose pay and conditions are negotiated at the national joint council for local government, or NJC. The claim will be […]

For the lowest paid (those on spinal points 6-17) this would mean a pay rise of between 6.6% and 1.01% the first year, and between 3.4% and 1.3%the second. Those […]

And in April 2016, the living wage will be increased to the recommended figure of the Living Wage […]

"Investing in the services is not a choice. They are integral to the economic, social and environmental health of our communities in Wales and must not be cut.” Listing some of the […]

Cymru/Wales local government employers defend facility time, check-off and union rights for council workers

The claim, submitted in May 2017, calls for a 5% pay rise and the real living wage for the lowest paid (£8.75 an hour or £10.20 in London). If […]

MPs’ report highlights growing threat to UK’s parks and open spaces as cuts bite deeper

Of the 50,000 job losses in devolved services, 40,000 have been in local government and UNISON expects 15,000 more jobs to go over the next few years. UNISON Scotland local government […]

This has forced many authorities to dig deep into their reserves to protect services and given them no option but to raise council tax for local residents. “Now most councils’ […]

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Special report: County council’s financial crisis could be the tip of an iceberg warns union