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Councils should use reserves to pay workers, Unison says

Councils should dip into their estimated £16bn cash reserves to fund a 'decent' wage settlement for local government workers, a leading trade union leader has urged.

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By Jonathan Werran | 19 June 2013

Councils should dip into their estimated £16bn cash reserves to fund a 'decent' wage settlement for local government workers, a leading trade union leader has urged.

Heather Wakefield, local government secretary for Unison, made the demand immediately after it was announced union members had voted to agree the 2013/14 National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) pay offer.

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