Unison is poised to ballot for strike action at Surrey CC after members rejected this year’s pay offer from the authority.
A spokesperson for the county council, which negotiates pay locally rather than through the national scheme, said the union’s decision was ‘disappointing’ and the offer equated to a 7.8% increase for the lowest grades and 4.5% for the highest.
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