The Leader of the Labour Employer Group wrote to the UNISON General Secretary on 9th October (the day the strike due on the 14th October was cancelled) saying Councils would only be consulted on the ‘offer’ of an increase of…
Manchester Branch have taken the unusual step of requisitioning a special Local Government Service Group Conference. It is not something we have done lightly but we think there are major issues to be addressed within Local Government and the best…
We may never know the true reasons why the majority on the NJC Committee voted to suspend strike action. Or the real reasons why they believe these “new, new” proposals are different in any meaningful way to the “new” proposals…
Two weeks ago the NJC Committee rightly rejected the “new” proposals on three main grounds: They were not a formal offer and under our constitutional procedures we cannot put them out to our members for consultation. For 2014/15 the total…
In a few words, not a lot. With no clear National official information, members and activists are naturally wondering what the radically “new, new” proposals are from the LGA that ‘caused’ the NJC Trade Unions to call off the strike…
*UPDATE* Due to some members no longer being able to attend we now have spare tickets for the train travelling to London on Saturday. If you are interested in coming along please complete the form below. We expect the tickets…
We have called an emergency Branch Executive Committee Meeting for 12:30pm Monday 13th. This is to enable your representatives to meet together and discuss the derisory new pay proposals from the Local Government Association. A major part of the meeting…
Outline of new proposals issued Attached to this bulletin you will find the final proposals on NJC pay for 2014 -2016 which UNISON’s NJC Committee considered yesterday and agreed to consult on. The additional proposal – the fifth bullet point…
Local Government Strike on 14 October Suspended for Membership Consultation on new pay proposals UNISON, GMB and UNITE have today decided to suspend strike action planned for 14 October and consult members on revised new proposals put forward by the…
See below a press release that has just been posted on the UNISON website. We do not as yet have any further information. As soon as we receive more details we will provide a further update. The three unions which…