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Local authority workers from across the UK gathered on College Green today to call on the government to save stricken councils and put in place fair funding for council services. The sun shone down on the righteous as Unite leader Sharon Graham addressed the crowd and launched Unites “Fair Funding NOW!” campaign. Speaking to council […]
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Services and staff must be protected
The article Local government reform can’t be used as cover for job cuts first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Services and staff must be protected
The article Local government reform can’t be used as cover for job cuts first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Nearly 3,000 workers at 16 councils across England and Wales have voted for strike action over pay, Unite said on Friday (July 28). Further ballots are also to set to close in the coming weeks, with even more council workers voting for strike action over a pay offer of just £1,925 – equating to an […]
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Croydon council grounds maintenance workers will strike over an ‘unacceptable’ 1.75 per cent pay offer, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said today (April 11). More than 20 staff responsible for…Read more…
Unite to stage targeted industrial action as council workers express disgust at 1.75% pay offer
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Unions representing council and school support staff have today (October 15) urged employers to return to pay talks with an improved offer as they prepare for industrial action over “inadequate” pay…Read more…
Unite’s local government staff have voted overwhelmingly in a consultative ballot to reject the ‘insulting’ pay offer of 1.75 per cent and are supportive of taking industrial action for pay justice….Read more…
Unite the union is to hold a consultative ballot to see if its 70,000 workers in local government want to proceed to an industrial ballot, with options up to strike action, following the ‘derisory’…Read more…
A £3 billion council funding blackhole caused by the cost of the pandemic will ‘tear communities apart’ unless it is fixed, Unite, which represents thousands of local authority workers, said today…Read more…
Housing repair staff employed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich have voted in favour of a ‘pay and productivity’ package which is now one of best for such workers across London councils. Unite the…Read more…
Unite has strongly welcomed a move by MPs to put pressure on employers and the government to grant a fair and decent pay rise for local government workers. Labour MP Navendu Mishra has tabled an…Read more…
On May the Fourth – Star Wars Day – Unite sends ‘the force’ to all council workers in their continued fight for fair pay. Alongside NHS and other key workers, council workers have been at…Read more…
With you from cradle to grave, council workers are the unsung heroes of the Covid-19 crisis. They are key workers who have kept our communities running during the pandemic, emptying our bins,…Read more…
Local government employers must speed up the pay process so that council workers and school staff – who have sacrificed so much during the pandemic – don’t have to wait months longer for a pay rise….Read more…
Employers must speed up pay offer
The article Unions dismayed by delays on pay rise decision for council and school workers first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
This week’s public sector pay announcement – where less than a fifth of public sector workers were granted a pay rise – was followed almost immediately by the government warning of continued…Read more…
We don’t always see what council workers do in our communities, but they’re there, making our lives better
The article Local Service Champions – making our communities safer first appeared on the…Read more…
It’s shocking that so many people in jobs are still struggling financially and living in poverty.
The article Council workers pawning belongings to make ends meet, says UNISON first appeared on the…Read more…