GUIDANCE FOR BRANCHES AND ACTIVISTS To assist Branches and Activists, UNISON North West has put together the following document which should help with “debunking the myths” around NJC Pay, particularly on issues of trading pay for jobs and the affordability…
FINAL PAY OFFER REVEALED The final National Pay offer of 1% effectively means a further 2% pay cut for our members and this after a three-year pay freeze which together would mean a cut of almost 20% of members disposal…
UNISON CITY WIDE PAY CONSULTATION MEETINGS Please check the timetable below and make every effort to attend the meeting which is best for you. You should re-visit this page regularly over the next couple of weeks as any amendments and/or…
NOW IS THE TIME TO ORGANISE Since 2010, pay for local government workers has dropped, in real terms, by up to a staggering 18%. Our members have lost almost a fifth of their earnings. The final 1% offer for 2013…
Our UNISON colleague activists on the UNISON Active blog have put up a new article today, which analyses the latest NJC Pay Offer and makes a strong case for improving the one proposed. We encourage you all to read this…
NORTH WEST POSITION IS TO REJECT NATIONAL PAY OFFER Dear Colleague As reported on the UNISON website here and in other media the NJC Employers have now put forward two “options” for an NJC pay offer this year to the…
In local government pay is in real spending power terms now at levels equivalent to the mid-90’s. Over 2/3rds of local government workers earn unless than £21,000 a year. Thousands of our members rely on in-work benefits and tax credits.…
LATEST UPDATE FROM UNISON LG SERVICE GROUP ON PAY CAMPAIGN As branches know the NJC Trade Union Side has submitted the following claim for a pay increase for our members in 2013 – 2014: A substantial flat rate increase on…
PAY CLAIM At the meeting of the UNISON NJC committee held on 26 September, the committee considered the results of the branch consultation over the 2013-14 NJC pay claim. This shows that whilst pay remains a difficult issue in the…
UNISON Chief, Dave Prentis, said today that the new minimum wage rates were “Bitterly disappointing and will condemn millions of families to life on the breadline.” Dave Prentis, went on to say: “While the Chancellor looks set to cut income…