Unite has lambasted a limited public sector pay rise as a “last gasp attempt by a failed government” after the Times reported that some groups of public sector workers are set to be in line for a…Read more…
Pay rise must be for all and properly funded, says UNISON
Commenting on reports that the Treasury is to announce a public sector pay rise next week, UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea said: “For almost a decade, the wages of public…Read more…
‘Absolutely disgrace’
Public sector workers in Jersey, one of Europe’s most prosperous enclaves, are striking over a ‘derisory’ below inflation pay offer from their employer, the cash-rich States of Jersey government….Read more…
Treasury plans for public sector pay will “hammer” workers, says UNISON
Commenting on media reports today (Monday) that the Treasury is planning a new approach to public sector pay, with wage increases based on performance and location, UNISON general secretary Dave…Read more…
Civil servants’ pay has stagnated for a decade. They need a real rise | Mark Serwotka
After years of cuts and pay freezes, public sector staff need an above-inflation pay rise
Even at the best of times, it is not easy to be a public sector worker. Today, it has never been harder.
Far…Read more…
Civil servants’ pay has stagnated for a decade. They need a real rise | Mark Serwotka
After years of cuts and pay freezes, public sector staff need an above-inflation pay rise
Even at the best of times, it is not easy to be a public sector worker. Today, it has never been harder.
Far…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…
A new deal
It’s been nearly a decade of Tory-driven austerity and working families across Britain have endured assault after assault — to their pay, to their terms and conditions, to their public…Read more…
Just not taking it
Paramedic Debbie Wilkinson (pictured) is facing a heart-breaking decision. After dedicating 26 years of her life to responding to accidents and emergencies in Leeds, she can barely afford to get by…Read more…
Enough is enough, Hammond
Gaffe-prone chancellor Philip Hammond has been urged to give public sector workers, battered by pay austerity since 2010, a generous pay rise in Wednesday’s budget. “Since the Tories came to…Read more…
UNISON welcomes Liverpool City Council commitments to fair pay
The council is backing UNISON’s campaigns on ending the public sector pay cap and promoting dignity in social care
The article UNISON welcomes Liverpool City Council commitments to fair pay first…Read more…
‘Final wake-up call’
As the NHS suffers a growing retention and recruitment crisis, new figures reveal that Brexit may be compounding the problem. The number of EU nurses and midwives coming to the UK to work has…Read more…
Deeply concerned
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that the NHS pay cap will be scrapped but has not said if pay awards will be in line with inflation. The public sector pay cap has been in place for…Read more…
Pay: Join the lobby on 17 October
Make sure the politicians hear our call to Pay Up Now! – at Westminster and online
The article Pay: Join the lobby on 17 October first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Parliamentary debate on lifting the cap must happen
Over 100,000 people have now signed UNISON’s petition on the parliamentary website calling for an end to the public sector pay cap, making a debate in Westminster look increasingly likely, says…Read more…
Scrap the cap
When Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said yesterday (September 27) in his conference speech that Labour is now “the political mainstream” he was clearly on to something. The public sector pay cap…Read more…
‘We will not let you down’
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn concluded the party’s conference – one of the most energised in years – with a stirring speech this afternoon (September 27) that set out what a “Labour government in…Read more…
New world ‘in sight’
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell today (September 25) painted a picture of Britain as it is and the Britain it could one day be under a Labour programme that will hand power and wealth to the true…Read more…
‘Scrap the cap’
Public sector pay was at the top of the agenda at the Labour Party Conference this week (September 25), against a backdrop of public sector workers suffering seven years of real-terms pay cuts….Read more…
It is time for real pay rises for all public service workers, says UNISON
Opening the debate on public sector pay today (Monday) at the Labour Party conference in Brighton, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “For millions of public service workers struggling to…Read more…