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After the first round of talks on the local government pay dispute since last week

750,000 council workers went on strike last week in an overwhelming rejection of the employers 3% offer. ÒWe have […]

The three unions representing local government workers

UNISON, the UK

Acas has proposed a two-year pay deal, with increases ranging from 7.7% to 10.9% for the lowest paid. All council workers would receive a 3% increase with a new minimum rate of […]

UNISON, the UK

Local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive a 7.7% pay rise over two years

UNISON, the UK

UNISON, the UK

UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, today described as “dangerous and dated” the local government employers’ submission to the Local Government Pay Commission, warning that it doomed low paid women to even lower pay

London

Local government employers are reluctant to accept responsibility or take the lead in shaping good employment policies, and instead are arguing for a levelling down to the worst practices in the private sector, UNISON, the UK

UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, today called for education and training of councillors and local government officers after a survey found 40% did not know what the Best Value Code of Practice on Workforce Matters required councils to do

UNISON, the UK’s largest union, today urged the national employers, councils and government to act on the (NJC) Local Government Pay Commission’s recommendations or local government workers would be doomed to remain the poor relations of the public sector.

UNISON, the UK