Council and school staff strike ballot begins
local government pay 2014
The best way for councils to run efficient services is for them to be adequately resourced and staffed.
Local services will only be resilient with “a valued and fairly rewarded workforce”
Headline cost is halved by economic benefits
It’s shocking that so many people in jobs are still struggling financially and living in poverty.
Three unions representing more than 1.6 million local government employees in schools and councils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have today (Wednesday) submitted a pay claim that attempts to narrow the growing gap between declining wages and the rising cost of living. The claim for the year from next April seeks to move the […]
UNISON local government members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to be consulted in new year on employer’s final offer
Local government workers protest over slashed car allowance
This year Glasgow’s homelessness caseworkers decided to go on strike. This is their story
Hundreds of the lowest-paid workers in school kitchens across the north London borough of Camden will be paid a living wage, following a UNISON-led campaign
Claim for living wage and associated flat-rate pay rise follows special local government conference decision
UNISON has responded angrily to Merthyr council’s decision to bypass the trade unions and contact staff directly regarding cuts to terms and conditions
Latest local authority to adopt charter will help people in the borough who receive homecare services as well as the 860 strong home care workforce
Members of all three local government unions have voted to accept a pay offer put forward by the Local Government Association