Dan Peters Joe Lepper 05 March 2025

Leaders call for tough pay negotiating stance

Council leaders have warned a tough stance is needed during pay negotiations as local government struggles to meet union demands.

Unison, Unite and GMB have submitted a joint pay claim for all workers to receive a wage rise from April of £3,000, which would increase the national bill by more than £2.1bn or 8.6%.

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