Commenting on confirmation from the First Minister that the Scottish government is to lift the public sector pay cap, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “It’s high time the Prime Minister followed suit and scrapped the cap for all public sector employees – no matter where in the UK they work or what job they do. “By […]
Angie Roberts, of the National Executive Council (NEC) said: “We call on the government and employers to take urgent action. Reporting introduced in 2018 has exposed the true gap in gender […]
Workers who have kept vital services running throughout the pandemic – often at risk to their own health – deserve a proper pay rise. Whatever the workplace […]
And with just two weeks to go until the TUC-organised event, in central London on 18 October, there's […]
In a consultative ballot that closed yesterday, members voted 70.8% to accept and 29.2% to reject the revised pay offer. The UNISON Scotland local government committee will meet […]
And as the UK marks the centenary of the first limited suffrage for women, the link to today's struggle […]
It will be the largest industrial action of its type since the Equal Pay Act was passed in the wake of the Ford machinists’ strike, immortalised in the film and stage […]
Next April, wages will rise by 3%. In both years, Police Scotland staff who earn more than £80,000 a year will see a flat-rate increase of £1,600. Both years […]
Scottish FE college staff in administration, admissions, funding, catering, cleaning, welfare and security, as well as teaching assistants, will now receive a £450 flat rate rise for 2016-17 […]
The march and rally was organised by UNISON as part of the union’s Pay Up Now! campaign, which is keeping […]
That means increases of between 1.1% and 2.6% for points 1 to 8 on the national pay spine, which would bring the lowest rate in line with […]
“Valuing health staff and investing in the NHS is a political choice. One that Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are choosing not […]
College lecturers were offered a £400 flat-rate pay increase – but employers only offered an increase of £230 a year to support staff. Now UNISON […]
On Saturday 18 October the TUC-organised Britain Needs a Pay Rise march and rally takes place in London, with similar events in Glasgow and Northern Ireland […]
The message for Scottish councillors is simple: local government workers are due a decent pay rise. A draft letter to councillors, along with action points, has been sent to Scottish local […]
