Trade unions
Sturgeon urges councils to increase pay offer
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has intervened in the council worker pay dispute, urging employers to increase their offer.
Scottish council workers to strike after pay offer rejection
Strike action is expected to kick off this week after union chiefs rejected an improved pay offer from council leaders.
Waste workers announce strike action across 15 Scottish councils
Waste workers in 15 councils across Scotland will walk out for a week this month in protest over the 'pitiful' 2% pay offer.
Scottish strikes loom as councils prepare improved offer
Local government strikes loom in Scotland as councils attempt to put together an improved pay offer.
Unions 'not looking for a fight'
Union bosses have denied they are pursuing a ‘summer of discontent’ after rejecting a pay offer for local government workers.
Unison legal challenge over use of agency staff
New regulations allowing town halls to use agency staff to cover strikes are based on an old consultation ditched as ‘not fit for purpose’ by an official watchdog, Unison has warned.
Unison to put pay deal to its members
Unison has vowed to consult its members on the flat rate pay rise offered to all council staff.
Social workers raise grievance with Leeds
Members of the Unison trade union lodged a grievance relating to caseloads, pay and benefits.
Unite rejects local government pay offer
Unite has rejected the flat rate pay rise offered to all council staff this week.
Bexley bin strike in temporary reprise
Refuse workers in Bexley LBC have called a temporary halt to strikes while pay negotiations are ongoing.
Council workers in Scotland vote for strike action
Thousands of Scottish council workers have voted to strike in a dispute over the offered pay rise.
National Care Service denounced as ‘power grab'
The National Care Service Bill unveiled by the Scottish Government has been denounced as a ‘power grab’.
COVID funding cut ‘dangerous’
The Government has been urged to reinstate the COVID infection control fund (ICF) by groups representing care providers and staff.
Union suspends councillors over pay dispute
Suspensions including that of the council leader were announced by Unite during a rally for striking bin lorry drivers.
Council staff need support through the cost of living crisis
In the context of the cost of living crisis, the workers who supported communities through the toughest days of COVID need support too, says Unison head of local government Mike Short.
Dromey’s legacy in council history
The recent untimely death of Jack Dromey reminds Michael Burton of the former union leader’s key role in abolishing compulsory competitive tendering and creating Best Value for council services.
Recalling Jack Dromey’s instrumental role in the birth of Best Value
Michael Burton recalls Jack Dromey’s longstanding achievement creating Best Value as Labour Party policy to replace the compulsory competitive tendering of council services introduced by the Conservatives.
Birmingham could face new equal pay claims
Birmingham City Council is facing an equal pay ‘crisis,’ a trade union has warned.
Local government will need £68bn to become net-zero, report finds
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.
Research shows drop in council pay over past decade
Frontline staff in local government have had their pay fall by around £1,500 in real terms over the past decade, new research has revealed.