CRISIS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS MORALE SINKS TO NEW LOW SAYS UNISON

UNISON, the UK

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIONS REJECT 0.5% PAY OFFER

Local government unions, UNISON, GMB and UNITE, representing 1.6 million workers in England Wales and Northern Ireland today (22 April) formally rejected the 0.5% pay offer made by the local government employers. Unless it is formally accepted by June 1, 2009, the employers have threatened to withdraw the offer.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PAY OFFER

Unions* representing 1.3m local government workers, today (6 April) expressed their bitter disappointment at the 0.5% pay offer by Local Government Employers.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIONS SUBMIT JOINT PAY CLAIM

Local government unions(*) representing more than one million council staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will today (14 January) submit their annual pay claim for an increase of at least the level of retail price inflation, with additional salary increases for the lowest paid.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF TO GET INTERIM PAY RISE

UNISON, the UK

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIONS APPEAL TO ACAS FOR QUICK RESOLUTION TO PAY TALKS

Trade unions* representing 1.3 million local government workers have today (1 October) written to ACAS urging them to begin arbitration as soon as possible, to resolve the long-standing dispute over pay.

FEMALE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS NEED HELP TO BREAK GLASS CEILING

UNISON, the UK

UNISON CHIEF SLAMS 2.5% PAY CUT AS 100,000 SCOTTISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS

UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis, will join his members on picket

lines in Scotland on Wednesday (20th) morning as 100,000 start a 24-hour

strike over a 3-year below inflation pay offer.

UNISON CALLS ON MPS TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF

UNISON, the UK

LOCAL GOVERNMENT TALKS ON THE WAY

UNISON

RESOLVE HARDENS AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRIKES ENTER SECOND DAY

500,000 members of UNISON today (17 July) began a second day of action, shutting thousands of schools, town halls, libraries, leisure centres, and disrupting rubbish collections and council services across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS CLEARLY RATTLED BY STRIKE SUPPORT

Commenting on ridiculous claims made by the local government employers, UNISON General Secretary, Dave Prentis said:

LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS HEADING FOR SECOND DAY OF ACTION

More than 500,000 local government workers took strike action today (16 July), against a 2.45% below inflation pay offer. Thousands of schools closed,

and town halls, refuse collections and libraries were severely disrupted. The workers, members of UNISON, the UK

LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRIKE GATHERS MOMENTUM

UNISON, the UK

INFLATION BLOW FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS