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Pay talks covering 1.5 million local government workers today stalled when the employers signalled a reluctance to improve on the earlier

Responding to the local government employers proposal that a minimum of £5 an hour could be part of a solution to the pay dispute, UNISON National Secretary for Local Government Heather Wakefield said:

Nearly 70% of local government workers considered leaving their jobs in the past year, saying they felt undervalued and poorly paid, an NOP survey has found

UNISON, the UK

After a marathon set of negotiations, the three unions in local government – UNISON, GMB and T&G – and the local government employers, have agreed to a set of Acas proposals to recommend to their respective memberships

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

Local government unions today stepped up the pressure on local authorities in the dispute over pay by revealing their intention to hold a 24-hour national strike on Wednesday, July 17

UNISON is to seek a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, to gain assurances that the work the union had been doing with Stephen Byers on protecting the local government workforce from exploitation will continue.

UNISON, the UK

UNISON is seeking a flat rate increase of £1,750 to give a minimum wage of £11,017, or a six per cent […]

We have launched an online survey as part of the local government Pay Matters campaign in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (pay negotiations are separate in Scotland).

Unions says that nothing on the scale of the horsemeat scandal should be allowed to happen again

Massive budget cuts are destroying services, says UNISON, as it delivers blueprint to improve trading standards services

Heavy cuts to the workforce are putting services under strain and loan sharks are taking advantage

UNISON says that proper investment is needed to avoid any more horsemeat scandals