We will take a second day of strike action on 14th October. The Local Government Association is not giving us a choice. They are still not willing to make a reasonable offer. They are still not willing to negotiate in…
Following a meeting held today UNISON and other Local Government trade unions agreed to change the date of the next stage of strike action. Rather than the provisional date of 30th September the next strike day will be on Tuesday…
UNISON’s local government and school support workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to hold a second day of strike action on Tuesday 30 September. The announcement follows the strike on 10 July, which saw around a million…
UNISON’s local government and school support workers have voted yes to strike action in a dispute over pay. The low paid, mainly women, workers have faced a 3 year pay freeze and have now been offered a 1% pay rise.…
The UNISON NJC pay ballot closes at 10am on Monday 23rd June. We all want a YES vote for action for a real fight to even start to claw back some of the 18% loss of earning we have had…
UNISON CITY WIDE PAY CONSULTATION MEETINGS 2014 As you will know the National Pay Ballot for Local Government Workers and School Support Staff will commence on 23rd May. In the table below there is a list of pay meetings the…
For your information we have reproduced an excerpt from the latest UNISON eFocus newsletter which talks about developments around the Local Government Pay Campaign. Please feel free to share these links with your friends and contacts. Local government strike…
A decision has now been taken to extend the consultation ballot deadline to 12pm on Tuesday 22 April. If you have not already returned your ballot paper, we urge you to do as soon as possible so you can have…
The national employers’ below-inflation pay offer represents another effective pay cut for local government workers. It does nothing to even begin to restore the 20% loss in pay since 2010. It means yet another year with a further pay…
On 1 April 2014, the Local Government Pension Scheme will undergo the biggest shake up it has ever seen in its 92 year history. Greater Manchester Pension Fund members should have already received a copy of the newsletter Pension Power…