Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged local government pay 2014

Local government pay claim calls for fairness

UNISON, Unite and GMB, who together represent 1.6m local government workers, across England, Wales and Northern […]

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Employers respond to local government pay claim

“However, local government conditions of service are already the worst in the public sector, so any proposals to worsen them and […]

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UNISON calls for end to the pay freeze

The toxic combination of a pay freeze and inflation is undermining growth and making it harder for public service workers […]

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UNISON responds to Birmingham budget cuts

As Birmingham City Council announces cuts of £120 million next year, UNISON to ask the Labour Council to campaign jointly for a fair deal for the city

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Council tax freeze will create budget ‘black hole’, warns UNISON

Next year Councils in England already face the loss of nearly £2 billion, plus inflation of around 3% and budget pressures […]

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UNISON ramps up campaign ahead of Living Wage week

"The call for a living wage is having a real impact in this time of cuts and austerity," says Karen Jennings, assistant general secretary for bargaining and equality. "There […]

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Tipping point reached on living wage as new rates announced

A campaign led by UNISON,together with the National Union of Students (NUS) and Labour students, has already lifted more than one thousand education workers out of poverty pay and […]

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Public sector pay premium is a myth, says UNISON

Across the public sector, workers such as hospital cleaners, cooks and porters or home care and residential care workers have been contracted out of the public sector […]

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Portsmouth dock workers secure pay deal

She also noted that the success illustrated a recognition of the workers' strength of feeling and determination, as the union and management now return to negotiations for a deal to follow this […]

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Union consults on Scottish local government pay offer

"The employers are offering a 1% pay increase from 1 April 2013, a one-year settlement. That is no real surprise given government pay […]

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Use autumn statement to ditch austerity, UNISON tells chancellor

Sources of funding include the £34.8bn cash surplus built up by the Bank of England - now being returned to the Treasury (£11bn in 2012/13 and £23.8bn in 2013/14)*. A […]

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Prentis says autumn statement is proof chancellor doesn’t care

Raising personal tax allowances is small beer for families facing rising food and energy bills. “The budget in March was certainly not the Chancellor’s finest hour and […]

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UNISON condemns chancellor’s cosh on pay

He said: “He is piling on the pay pain for millions of public sector workers . A 1% increase on the heels of a 3 year freeze that […]

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UNISON demands ‘Fair Pay Now’ for council workers

On top of a three year pay freeze, the survey, which covers 264 councils across England and Wales, shows car allowances […]

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Prentis says MPs need to ‘get real’ on pay

“MPs should get real about pay, this shows they are totally out of touch with working people. How can they think that they […]

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