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Huntingdonshire bin strikes back on as council refuses to implement agreed pay rise

Refuse, housing and customer service workers at Huntingdonshire Council will strike as bosses continue to refuse to implement an agreed pay deal, UNISON announces today. UNISON tried to end a long-running pay dispute earlier this month when its members voted to accept a 5% pay rise — one of three offers made by the council. […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Eastern site.

Would-be Huntingdonshire Council strikers accept improved pay deal

Strikes are off at Huntingdonshire District Council after workers accepted an improved pay offer, UNISON said today. Staff including refuse workers had been due to down tools last month, but suspended action to consult on a range of new offers from council bosses. They have now accepted a rise of 5%, backdated to April and […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Eastern site.

Blog: Investing in you is investing in our schools and in our pupils

Join us this evening for an online rally, as we build for action on pay in Scottish schools

Article, General Secretary, General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Local Service Champions: binding our communities together

We meet the winners of this year’s Local Service Champions Awards

Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine site.

Local Government Committee

Date
5 September 2023 11:00am–1:00pm
Location
Online meeting

The Regional Local Government Committee represents members across the regional service group and helps to develop campaigns and inform UNISON policy on behalf of Local Government workers.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Check out UNISON’s local government podcast

Featuring Sandra Charles – UNISON South East deputy regional convenor

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Ministers should listen to the evidence on South Cambs four-day week

Government ministers should rethink their knee-jerk rejection of a trial into the four-day week at South Cambridgeshire Council and wait for the evidence, UNISON says today. Local government minister Lee Rowley has written to the council blocking an extension of the “experiment” into a reduced working week, according to media reports at the weekend. The […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Eastern site.

Most jobs saved at strike-hit Suffolk primary school

Support staff at a Sudbury primary school have called off further strikes after accepting a new deal saving most of their jobs, UNISON announces today. Two dozen classroom assistants and midday supervisors at Pot Kiln Primary took three days of strikes in April and May after the school announced plans to sack 15 staff to […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Eastern site.

Southend school staff fight off holiday pay cash grab

Southend school staff have fought off changes to holiday pay calculations that could have left them thousands of pounds a year worse off. Around 350 staff in community schools would have seen their pay drop by between £40 and £2,800 each year after Southend Council proposed changes to the formula for calculating holiday pay for […]

News on the UNISON Eastern site.

General secretary urges delegates to ‘get the vote out’

The National Joint Council, which covers council and school workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is calling for a pay increase of inflation […]

News on the UNISON South West site.

‘Save local services before it’s too late’ says conference

The solution, delegates heard, is massive reinvestment in local government from the centre, along with a new, positive vision for local government that recognises the […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Teaching assistant calls on colleagues to back UNISON ballot

The mum-of-four said things will not change without united action on pay and is calling on her colleagues to back a strike ballot launched by UNISON. The public services […]

News, Uncategorized on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.

East of England librarian recognised as a ‘local service champion’

A Norwich librarian has gained national recognition for her exceptional work in delivering council services, UNISON has announced today. Jo Foster-Murdoch is one of two runners-up for the union’s local service champions awards, which celebrate the incredible difference council staff make to the lives of people in their area. Jo was chosen for the support […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

UNISON leader visits Ipswich as local government workers vote on strikes

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea is to visit Ipswich later this week as council and school support staff vote on whether to strike over pay. Christina McAnea will speak at a rally on Friday outside Suffolk County Council headquarters Endeavour House as local government workers call for a pay rise of 2% above inflation. Staff […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Eastern site.

£300,000 in back pay for council and schools workers in Bolton

The deal resolves a two-year disagreement between the union and Bolton council, after hundreds of workers' holiday pay was miscalculated.  Some workers have […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.