Sandwell council tenants could be left without power after local authority electricians voted for strike action over an ‘unfair’ pay evaluation that is costing them £1,000 a year, Unite warned today…Read more…
‘Pushed over the edge’
Wigan council fleet mechanics, who have reluctantly accepted rota changes to reduce overtime that will leave some up to £400 a month worse off, are being balloted for strike action after being told…Read more…
Hospital and school asbestos danger
Six million tonnes of the toxic material asbestos still remains within 1.5m predominantly public buildings in the UK, according to a new report.
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Members travel to Downing Street to demand living wage
Birmingham unions and council join forces to demand funding for 10% pay rise and £10 an hour minimum
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‘Intransigent management’
About 120 housing repair workers at Greenwich council are to strike for five days in disgust over the way they have been treated, Unite said today (October 22). Unite said its members had…Read more…
Bring housing back in-house
Unite delegate Graham McNab on how to end the housing crisis
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Publicly owned public transport
Unite bus driver Simon Rosenthal makes the case for publicly owned buses.
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Speaking up for the comps
Unite delegate John Wiseman, spoke in support of the confererence’s education motions. Wiseman said you didn’t have to look past the current Tory front bench to know why private…Read more…
‘Crisis of funding’
Unite delegatae Sarah Hacker joined the debate on education, on Sunday September 22. She said that “as a parent, school governor and councillor, I speak as someone who has real…Read more…
‘Action not words’
Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail supported a motion on local government stating the need to support people from the cradle to the grave – by highlighting the plight of the Unite…Read more…
Government should heed report’s call and fund councils properly
Commenting on the report on council funding published today (Wednesday) by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Local councils…Read more…
Reversing the cuts
The three largest local government unions, representing 1.4 million employees in schools and councils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have today (July 24) submitted a pay claim that…Read more…
Unions call for a 10% pay rise for local government workers
Council staff have paid a heavy price during the years of austerity
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Lewisham Council commits to tackling abuses in global supply chains
Second local authority in the UK to be affiliated with Electronics Watch
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Public money for public housing
Councils need support to rebuild their capacity to meet the country’s housing needs
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Local government workers can’t afford to live in the towns they serve
Housing is out of reach for public service workers, declares local government conference
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When you just can’t ‘hold on’
Council workers quit jobs for health reasons in toilet access denial row
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Solidarity success
The long running Birmingham bins dispute, concerning ‘secret payments’ and the ‘blacklisting’ of workers has ended after Birmingham City Council today (Friday March 15) approved the detailed legal…Read more…
‘Our communities deserve better’
Despite talk of ‘deal dividends’ and ‘Brexit bribes’, there seems to be no end in sight for local government when it comes to austerity. As the Local Government Association (LGA) recently…Read more…
‘Fiddling while Rome burns’
Austerity is forcing nearly every English local authority to raise council tax over the next year, according to a new survey of council bosses. The survey found that 80 per cent of councils believe…Read more…