Wednesday 27 June 2012
What are you doing for Fair Pay Day?
Let us know... UNISON North Lanarkshire Branch is launching the campaign at the Civic Centre at 1pm. West Dunbartonshire Branch is launching at the Council's Garshake Offices at 12 noon. South Lanarkshire is collecting signatures at the Council's HQ building support for and end to the Pay Freeze. Edinburgh has launched a quiz to test members' knowledge of the case for Fair Pay with an Android Tablet as a prize. Keep the news coming in!
Monday 18 June 2012
Campaign for Fair Pay and a Living Wage
#undc12 Scotland speakers were to the fore as Local Government Conference threw its wage behind a wide ranging strategy to challenge pay restraint, reject regional pay and campaign for fair pay and a living wage of £7.20 an hour. See full story and pics at http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/conf2012/lgstory2.htm
Monday 11 June 2012
Fair Pay Day Scotland 27 June
FAIR PAY DAY is on Wednesday 27 June. An invite to this will be sent out on Facebook. Help to build this by inviting your friends on FB to it as well. Every member of UNISON, GMB and Unite can help to make this day a success by helping to distribute leaflets and stickers. We will be launching our Fair Pay for Council Workers petition and asking every member and their friends and families to sign up.
Five reasons why we need a Fair Pay campaign
Get UNISON pay leaflets at http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/localgovt/pay2012/index.html
1. It's a pay cut, not a pay freeze
Our members know the true cost of pay cuts: they don't give up a luxury, they struggle to afford a necessity. Local government workers are facing the second year of a pay freeze at a time when inflation averaged 5%, food prices have been going up by 7% a year and energy prices by 15%. And the people on the lowest grades suffer most as they spend more of their income on these necessities.
1. It's a pay cut, not a pay freeze
Our members know the true cost of pay cuts: they don't give up a luxury, they struggle to afford a necessity. Local government workers are facing the second year of a pay freeze at a time when inflation averaged 5%, food prices have been going up by 7% a year and energy prices by 15%. And the people on the lowest grades suffer most as they spend more of their income on these necessities.
It’s time for fair pay’ say unions as they lodge pay claim for local government workers
It’s time for fair pay’. That was the message from Scotland’s local government unions today (Tuesday, May 8) as they lodged their annual pay claim on behalf of council workers in a bid to end the continued pay freeze.
UNISON, GMB and Unite unions are calling for a Living Wage of £7.20 to be implemented in councils across the country. The unions are also calling for a £1,000 flat payment for workers; inclusive of £500 for this year and £500 for last year.
UNISON, GMB and Unite unions are calling for a Living Wage of £7.20 to be implemented in councils across the country. The unions are also calling for a £1,000 flat payment for workers; inclusive of £500 for this year and £500 for last year.
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