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Adur and Worthing bin strike ends with pay deal 21/04/2022 The long-running Adur and Worthing bin strike has ended after a new pay deal was reached with the local authority.
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Councillors urged to ensure short-term funding reaches social care frontline 11/02/2022 Councils have been urged to access short-term funding from the Government to boost the pay of social care workers.
Coventry bin lorry driver strike to cost council £1.8m 09/02/2022 The dispute in Coventry over the pay of bin lorry drivers is likely to cost the city council around £1.8m if it continues to the end of March, the local authority has warned.
Council care workers earn thousands of pounds a year less in real terms, says TUC 26/01/2022 Local government care workers earn £1,600 less a year in real terms compared to 2010, new analysis has revealed.
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Union starts ballot for strike action 02/12/2021 A trade union has started balloting 370,000 council and school staff for strike action over the 'inadequate' pay offer.
HGV drivers threaten Christmas strikes 24/11/2021 Drivers of heavy goods vehicles who work for Coventry City Council’s waste services are threatening to go on strike over the Christmas period as part of a pay dispute.
Care staffing levels are ‘dangerously low' survey warns 24/11/2021 Nearly a third (31%) of care workers have warned staffing levels are ‘dangerously low’, according to a new survey.
Birmingham could face new equal pay claims 12/11/2021 Birmingham City Council is facing an equal pay ‘crisis’, a trade union has warned.
Local government needs £68bn to become net zero, report finds 08/11/2021 Local government will need an up-front investment of £68bn from Government in order to become net zero by 2035, according to a new report.
Thousands of council workers to strike over pay in Scotland 26/10/2021 Trade unions have warned half of Scotland’s local authority areas will see strike action next month unless an agreement is made over council pay.
Refuse workers strike against ‘ongoing attacks’ on pay and conditions 21/10/2021 Union members at Veolia Sheffield have voted to strike over pay and what they characterise as ‘ongoing attacks’ to their terms and conditions.
Brighton council and union reaches deal to end bin strike 19/10/2021 Brighton residents will soon once again see their streets cleared of bin bags as the council reaches a deal with striking refuse collection workers to resolve the ongoing industrial dispute.
Research shows drop in council pay over past decade 14/10/2021 Frontline staff in local government have seen their pay fall by around £1,500 in real terms over the past decade, new research has revealed today.
More unions announce strike ballots 06/10/2021 Two more trade unions have moved a step closer to industrial action after members rejected the latest pay offer.
Unison warns of strike action over council pay 04/10/2021 Trade union Unison has warned of future strike action unless local government employers improve their pay offer.
Union warns of mental health crisis in care sector 15/09/2021 More than two-thirds of care workers (68%) have seen their mental health decline during the pandemic, according to the results of a new survey.
Union calls for 'new deal' for Shared Lives foster carers 14/09/2021 Councils have been urged to provide a 'pay rise' and respite care for Shared Lives foster carers who look after vulnerable adults in their homes.
One in ten care workers 'trapped' on Universal Credit 13/09/2021 One in ten care workers are in receipt of in-work benefits, analysis by GMB has revealed.
New pay deal ends long-running bin strikes in South London 03/09/2021 Disruption to refuse services in the London Borough of Bexley has finally come to an end after a new pay deal was agreed.
Scottish union to hold nationwide strike ballot 24/08/2021 Councils in Scotland have been put on notice as Unison ballots members over industrial action.
Strike action at Ealing ends 05/08/2021 There will be no return to the picket lines after an agreement has been reached between the Unite trade union and outsourcer Serco.
Unions urge pinged staff to isolate 02/08/2021 Unions have urged waste and recycling staff to stay at home if ‘pinged’ by the COVID-19 app despite several councils having to reduce or suspend services.
PM urged to intervene over council pay 27/07/2021 A trade union has urged the Prime Minister to make funding available to give council workers a 'fair' pay rise.
Council pay offer increases to 1.75% 27/07/2021 Council employers have offered an improved 'final' pay offer to staff but have offered council chief executives and chief officers a lower increase.
Workers and communities deserve better than poverty pay and degraded services 08/07/2021 Steve Turner, who is standing to become the next general secretary of Unite the Union, pledges to end the outsourcing of council services and campaign for better pay.
A new deal for workers in local government 24/06/2021 Sharon Graham, who is standing to become the next general secretary of Unite the Union, sets out her priorities for local government workers.
Self-isolation payments 'failing' workers 21/06/2021 Two out of three people applying for self-isolation payments are being rejected, according to new research.
Litter overwhelming councils in tourist hotspots, warns union 15/06/2021 Councils are being overwhelmed by huge piles of litter at UK beauty spots, a trade union has warned today.
Unions rejects 'insulting' council pay offer 24/05/2021 Two trade unions have rejected the 1.5% pay offer from the national local government employers.
Norwich Council workers to strike over pay dispute 13/05/2021 Staff working at a council-owned company in Norwich have announced five days of strike action over 'broken promises' on pay.
Call to tackle 'mental health crisis' in care sector 27/04/2021 Three quarters of care workers have experienced worsened mental health as a result of the pandemic, new research has warned.
Unions reject councils’ pay offer 26/04/2021 Scottish members of two trade unions have voted to reject a pay offer from councils, raising the prospect of strike action.
PM told to 'urgently' reform sleep-in shift rules 20/04/2021 Unison has warned that a Supreme Court ruling that sleep-in carers should not be paid the minimum wage for the hours they are asleep could be seen by some as ‘an opportunity to cut costs including wages’.
COVID-19 mortality rates twice as high in insecure jobs, TUC finds 16/04/2021 Mortality rates during the pandemic are twice as high in insecure jobs than in other professions, a TUC analysis has revealed.
Labour council pressed to insource service 12/04/2021 Neath Port Talbot CBC has been urged to bring its leisure services under direct control as it searches for a new operator.
Unions reject Scots pay offer 06/04/2021 Trade unions in Scotland have formally rejected employers’ pay offer of an £800 lower-rate pay rise for 2021, dismissing the sum as an unacceptably poor response to staff efforts during COVID-19.
Sleep-in shifts legal battle ends 19/03/2021 A long-running legal challenge by care workers over pay worth £400m has been rejected by the Supreme Court.
COSLA pay offer ‘slap in the face’, union says 18/03/2021 Unison has accused the body representing local authorities in Scotland of making a pay offer that ‘falls far short’ of what local government workers deserve.
Women on the frontline are 'exhausted' survey warns 17/02/2021 Women working in local government have warned the emotional, physical and financial impact of the pandemic is taking its toll, a new survey has revealed.
Union calls for nurseries to be closed during lockdown 06/01/2021 Pre-schools including nurseries must be closed except to educate the children of key workers and those who are vulnerable, union says.
Union calls for libraries to be ‘completely closed’ during lockdown 06/01/2021 A public sector union has called for libraries to be completely closed to protect library workers during the lockdown.
Top 100: Our most popular local government stories of 2020 16/12/2020 Although the dispute over council pay caused the most stir in the local government sector this year, the impact of dealing with the pandemic obviously dominated the headlines as well.
One in nine care workers not tested weekly 16/12/2020 A government pledge to test all care home staff every seven days is not being met, according to a survey published today.
Councils urged to back £20 Universal Credit uplift 10/12/2020 Councils have been urged to lobby the Government to make the £20 uplift in Universal Credit permanent by trade union Unite.
Sandwell's outsourced refuse workers secure back pay deal 07/12/2020 Refuse workers in Sandwell are set to receive substantial back pay following intervention by trade union Unite.
District council workers agree to strike next month 18/11/2020 Up to 1,000 workers at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are set to strike following a row about pay and conditions.
Local government pay deal agreed 21/08/2020 Local government has accepted a 2.75% pay increase, it has been confirmed, despite objections from Unite.
Unite members reject 'insulting' council pay offer 17/08/2020 The majority of members of Unite the union have rejected the 2.75% pay offer.
Chancellor accused of 'selective memory' over council workers' pay 21/07/2020 Council staff are the 'forgotten army of public service' and are being denied a 'decent' pay rise, a union said today.
Thousands of council jobs at risk due to funding shortfall, union warns 07/07/2020 Tens of thousands of council jobs could be lost unless the Government addresses the current funding shortfall, Unison has warned.
Unite to ballot members over ‘insulting’ council pay offer 12/06/2020 Around 100,000 council workers will be asked if they want to accept or reject the 2.75% pay offer.
Schools using 'professional judgement' on reopening, union finds 04/06/2020 Just over a third of schools (35%) opened on the terms expected by the prime minister on 1 June, a union has found.
Unions slam 'woefully low' council pay offer 17/04/2020 The Government should provide extra funding to give council workers a 'proper' pay rise during the pandemic crisis, trade unions have said.
Refuse workers in Wirral walk out over coronavirus fears 08/04/2020 Refuse collectors in Wirral have refused to work after claiming Biffa Waste Services failed to introduce strict social distancing measures.
Scottish unions blast 'inconsistent' way councils are handling coronavirus 02/04/2020 Trade unions in Scotland have criticised the ‘inconsistent’ approach to protecting council staff from coronavirus.
Local government pay summit to go ahead 30/03/2020 Negotiators hope to keep local government pay discussions on track despite the difficulties posed by the coronavirus crisis.
Union questions how refuse workers can practice social distancing within an RCV cab 24/03/2020 A union has called on local government employers to spell out how refuse service workers can safely provide an essential service while meeting social distancing requirements.
Union and council end dispute amid coronavirus crisis 24/03/2020 Trade union Unite has said its dispute with Veolia over holiday pay for refuse staff working at Tower Hamlets LBC has been resolved.
Union accuses town council of being like ‘The Godfather’ 19/02/2020 There is a ‘systematic and sustained campaign of bullying’ in the Norfolk town council of Attleborough, according to the union Unite.
A 10% council pay rise is 'affordable' says Unison 12/02/2020 A 10% pay rise for council staff is 'affordable' and would boost local economies, new research from a trade union has said.
Unions reject 'disappointing' 2% council pay offer 05/02/2020 Trade unions have rejected a 2% pay increase for council staff and called on employers to 'come up with a better offer'.
Bromley's eight-month strike comes to an end 31/01/2020 An eight-month long strike at Bromley’s library services has finally ended following an agreement between Unite and the employer, Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL).
Pay dispute threatens to ‘disrupt’ council tax collection 24/01/2020 Newham council faces ‘significant disruption’ to council tax collection and rebates when staff stage a week-long strike in a job evaluation row.
Unions blast 'unnecessary' delay to council staff pay rise decision 23/01/2020 Trade unions have criticised employers for failing to make a pay offer to local government staff yet.
Surrey firefighters vote for Christmas industrial action 12/12/2019 Firefighters in Surrey have voted in favour of industrial action short of strike over the Christmas period in order to fight against local authority cuts.
Research reveals 'shocking' cuts to local services 10/12/2019 Hundreds of youth centres, libraries and public toilets have been closed due to council funding cuts, a trade union has warned.
Delays to pay claim talks branded a 'disappointment by union 07/11/2019 The biggest local government union has branded a delay to talks over their 10% pay claim 'a huge disappointment'.
Decision on council staff pay rise delayed until the New Year 06/11/2019 A leading union negotiator has questioned local government employers' good faith after they decided to delay responding to their 10% pay claim until the New Year.
Council workers to lobby for 10% pay rise 04/11/2019 Unions are set to protest in support of their 10% pay claim when local government employers meet in London tomorrow.
Recycling and refuse top public’s spending priority list 17/10/2019 Councils should spend more money on rubbish collection and recycling, according to the results of a new poll.
Union ballots over strike action at Greenwich Council 03/09/2019 Housing employees at Greenwich Council in London are being balloted for strike action over the ending of a productivity agreement.
Formal dispute opened by union at Northamptonshire 13/08/2019 A trade union has lodged a dispute with Northamptonshire CC.
‘Rethink’ changes to local government pension scheme, Unison warns 09/08/2019 Plans to allow higher and further education employers to opt out of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) could cause serious cash flow problems for funds, a trade union has warned.
Lincolnshire health visitors announce new pay strikes 06/08/2019 Unite have announced that health visitors employed by the council will be holding further demonstrations across Lincolnshire as part of an ongoing pay dispute.
In a nutshell: the 2020-21 local government pay claim 29/07/2019 Mark Whitehead explores the context behind the union's bid for a 10% pay increase for council staff.
Unions set to propose 10% pay rise for council staff 17/07/2019 Better work-life balance and support for mental health are likely to be elements in a pay claim being agreed by local government unions, LocalGov can reveal.
Lincolnshire health visitors strike over pay row 16/07/2019 Health visitors in Lincolnshire began strike action yesterday after failing to reach an agreement with the county council over their rate of pay.
Sleep-in care workers report unsuitable conditions 18/06/2019 Overnight care workers have reported being attacked at work and forced to sleep in offices, in a new survey conducted by Unison.
Union warns 130,000 people trapped in social care debt 12/06/2019 Nearly 100,000 people are facing debt collectors over unpaid social care charges, an investigation has revealed.
Union hits out over changes to LGPS for non-teaching staff 06/06/2019 A trade union has blasted government proposals to allow universities and colleges in England to opt out of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for new non-teaching staff.
Council employees win ‘substantial wage rise’ 02/05/2019 Customer service assistants employed by Sandwell Council have won what the union Unite describe as a ‘substantial wage rise’.
Birmingham council apologises to union over waste dispute comments 30/04/2019 Birmingham City Council has apologised to Unite the Union over comments made during the recent protracted dispute with refuse collectors.
Council employees balloted for strike action 15/04/2019 Newham council workers are threatening the council with strike action after the authority proposed a new pay structure that would lead to cuts.
Council property firm records losses 10/04/2019 The property company run by Barking & Dagenham LBC has reported losses of almost £4m in its first year of operation.
Teaching union rejects pay offer from councils 22/02/2019 The 9% pay increase offered to teachers in Scotland has been rejected by members of trade union EIS.
Council staff should be better protected against sexual harassment 18/02/2019 Council staff should have better protection against unwelcome advances by people using public services, Unison has warned.
Birmingham's winter of discontent 15/02/2019 With a series of one-day strikes to go ahead in Birmingham, Mark Whitehead explores what led to this long-running dispute over waste collection.
Union refused an injunction over ongoing bin dispute 15/02/2019 A series of one-day strikes by refuse collectors in Birmingham is set to go ahead next week after a legal challenge by the Unite union failed.
Glasgow approves £500m equal pay deal 07/02/2019 Glasgow council’s long-running equal pay dispute has finally come to an end as councillors formally approve a multi-million pound compensation deal for claimants.
Union seeks injunction against Birmingham in long-running bin dispute 07/02/2019 Unite is taking high court legal action against Birmingham City Council for operating refuse vehicles without safety critical role.
Half of councils failing to ensure care workers are paid travel time 30/01/2019 More than half of councils across England and Wales are failing to ensure homecare companies pay their staff for travel time, new research has revealed.
Education union blasts Whitehall for ‘broken’ funding promises 08/01/2019 The UK’s largest education union has criticised the Government for ‘failing to match’ their promises on school funding.
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Vulnerable children at risk due to school support staff cuts, union warns 23/11/2018 A quarter of school support staff go home worried every day having spoken to pupils about the issues that trouble them, according to their union.
Council pay offer rejected as union moves towards strike action 09/11/2018 The 3% pay offer for council workers in Scotland has been rejected by members of Unison Scotland.
Glasgow - peace on the horizon? 05/11/2018 Mark Whitehead explores the complexities of an equal pay dispute that led to thousands of women striking last month in Glasgow.
Glasgow and unions agree meetings to resolve dispute 26/10/2018 Talks following the two-day strike by more than 8,000 women in Glasgow this week were described as positive and constructive by both sides.

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