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8 Aug 22
The Scottish Government is set to give councils £140m to help support an improved pay offer for staff and avoid looming strike action.
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26 Jul 22
Council workers in most of the UK have received a pay offer of a £1,925 increase to their salaries, but unions have given the news a mixed reception.
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7 Jun 22
The three major unions representing council workers in England have requested a “substantial pay rise” this year to help mitigate the impact of soaring inflation on their members.
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31 May 22
Council workers in Scotland look increasingly likely to take industrial action if demands for a larger pay rise amid high inflation are not met, according to a union official.
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1 Mar 22
Local government members of Unite are set to strike next month over an ‘unacceptable’ 1.75% pay rise, whilst other trade unions have accepted the offer.
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12 Nov 21
Birmingham City Council could face fresh equal pay settlements after it emerged that the authority was incorrectly evaluating jobs, according to union GMB.
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3 Aug 18
Online retail giant Amazon’s UK tax bill reduced last year despite higher profits, which has been called “shameful and wrong” by a union head.
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23 Mar 18
The GMB union has urged its members to reject the proposed 6.5% pay rise for NHS staff.
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27 Apr 16
The trade union Unison has decided to accept a two-year pay offer for council workers, becoming the second union to accept the deal from local government employers.
8 Aug 22The Scottish Government is set to give councils £140m to help support an improved pay offer for staff and avoid looming strike action.
7 Jun 22The three major unions representing council workers in England have requested a “substantial pay rise” this year to help mitigate the impact of soaring inflation on their members.
31 May 22Council workers in Scotland look increasingly likely to take industrial action if demands for a larger pay rise amid high inflation are not met, according to a union official.
12 Nov 21Birmingham City Council could face fresh equal pay settlements after it emerged that the authority was incorrectly evaluating jobs, according to union GMB.
3 Aug 18Online retail giant Amazon’s UK tax bill reduced last year despite higher profits, which has been called “shameful and wrong” by a union head.
