More than 200 Hackney council workers will strike over an “insulting” 1.75 per cent pay offer, Unite said today (April 6). Staff working in refuse, building services and passenger services for those…Read more…
We are worth more
Unite to stage targeted industrial action as council workers express disgust at 1.75% pay offer
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Council workers reject ‘insulting’ pay offer
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…
‘We are worth more’
Unite delegate and local authority worker for Leeds City Council Mark Pratt spoke passionately in a debate about local government cuts and pay on Monday (September 27) at Labour conference. He called…Read more…
Council workers ‘furious’ at pay offer
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…
‘Insulting , derisory and shameful’
Members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, employed in local government, have rejected a 1.5 per cent pay offer made by employers, which they have described as ‘insulting, derisory and shameful’. The…Read more…
‘Paltry offer’
Unions representing 750,000 council and school support staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland criticised a recent 1.5 per cent pay offer made by the Local Government Association. GMB, Unite…Read more…
Overlooked and undervalued
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…
Pay delay for council workers a ‘disgrace’
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…
Video of the year – Who are the real heroes?
Every day on UniteLIVE during the festive period, we highlight our videos of the year. Today, we feature a film from May, when Unite first began its campaign to ensure a decent pay rise for…Read more…
Council workers reject ‘poverty pay’ offer
About 100,000 council workers, members of Unite the union, have overwhelmingly rejected in a consultative ballot a pay and conditions offer for 2020/1 which amounts to just £1.83 a day. But Unite…Read more…
‘They must be properly rewarded’
During the coronavirus epidemic, council workers are among those who are the glue holding the nation together at a time when it is on the brink of all falling apart. From refuse collectors to care…Read more…
‘We’re worth it’
Unite members protested outside a meeting of the Local Government Association (LGA) today (January 21) in London to demand a pay rise for local authority staff, who’ve suffered significant cuts to…Read more…
‘Flagging morale’
This week’s announcements on public sector pay by government ministers will do little to lift flagging morale or ease the ‘pay pain’ endured for the last eight years by public sector workers, …Read more…
SAVE THE ‘PINK BOOK’
Youth workers have lobbied the Local Government Association over threats to tear up their ‘pink book’ protecting pay, terms and conditions. Unite – which represents thousands of youth,…Read more…
Fight to save youth workers’ future
Hundreds of youth workers are today (March 3) lobbying the Local Government Association in an effort to save the ‘pink book’ which protects their pay terms and conditions. Unite – which…Read more…
No to ‘poverty wages’
Unite local government members overwhelmingly reject ‘paltry’ pay offer in consultative ballot About 70,000 local government workers, members of Unite have overwhelmingly rejected the ‘paltry’…Read more…
Living Wage demand
A 12-hour strike by Croydon drivers and escorts, who transport clients such as disabled children, will be staged tomorrow (July 3) against the tight-fisted Impact Group which refuses to pay the…Read more…
Debate on Local Government Pay dispute
Today during the meeting of UNISON National Executive Committee there was a wide ranging discussion on the recent dispute on Local Government pay. For some reason I was reminded of this lovely song. I have updated some of the words in honour of the occ…Read more…