Featuring Sandra Charles – UNISON South East deputy regional convenor
local government

The ballot runs from 23 May to 4 July 2023 and covers tens of thousands of council and school workers in the region.

After a decade of campaigning, UNISON has secured up to £2,000 for workers over historic pay inequality

Council staff will strike on 18 and 19 October after being offered a pay increase of just 1.3% in 2022

Staff at Thanet District Council are outraged after reports emerged that their departing chief executive will receive a severance payment almost equal to the total pay rise for all council staff this year

Following detailed talks, UNISON has secured an agreement that will see wage increases for most staff providing waste services at the council

Ballot papers are being mailed out to 370,000 UNISON members from 1 December and the ballot will run until 14 January 2022