Government Must Show Good Faith to Local Government Workers

Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, has today asked the Government to show public sector workers the same good faith that they are asking of private sector employers for pension schemes.

UNISON Chief Calls For 50% Member Trustees on Local Government Pension Scheme

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis has written to works and pensions minister Alan Johnson, urging him to extend to local government plans to increase the level of member trustees to 50% of pension fund boards. The Minister announced the initiative last week, thus delivering on a commitment given to UNISON and other unions at the Labour Party policy forum in July.

UNISON Accepts 3 Year Local Government Pay Deal

UNISON, the union representing 850,000 local government workers, has today voted to accept a three year pay deal worth 8.9% following widespread consultation with branches and regions.

Local Government Pay Talks Stall – Summer Action “Not Ruled Out”

Pay talks covering 1.5 million local government workers today stalled when the employers signalled a reluctance to improve on the earlier

Pay Offer Slap in the Face for Local Government Services and Staff Warns UNISON

Following the breakdown of pay talks in London today, Heather Wakefield Head of Local Government for UNISON, the UK

Time to Deliver for Local Government Workers Says UNISON

UNISON, the UK

UNISON welcomes Local Government Pay Commission report

UNISON, the UK’s largest union, today urged the national employers, councils and government to act on the (NJC) Local Government Pay Commission’s recommendations or local government workers would be doomed to remain the poor relations of the public sector.

40% of councillors and local government officers don’t know what the workforce code of practice requires: UNISON survey

UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, today called for education and training of councillors and local government officers after a survey found 40% did not know what the Best Value Code of Practice on Workforce Matters required councils to do

Local government employers reluctant to show leadership on good employment policies: UNISON

Local government employers are reluctant to accept responsibility or take the lead in shaping good employment policies, and instead are arguing for a levelling down to the worst practices in the private sector, UNISON, the UK

London’s Councils Fail to Make A Serious Offer to Local Government Workers on London Weighting

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Local government employers approach to pay is ‘dangerous and dated’: UNISON

UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, today described as “dangerous and dated” the local government employers’ submission to the Local Government Pay Commission, warning that it doomed low paid women to even lower pay.

Regional pay and local government – UNISON reaction

UNISON, the UK

UNISON wins fight to protect local government workers

UNISON, the UK

UNISON welcomes pay deal in local government

Local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive a 7.7% pay rise over two years

UNISON Says No to “Average Salary” Pension Scheme in Local Government

UNISON, the UK