Ballot Result – Rejection of Local Government Pay Offer

12 April 2013

UNISON’s consultative ballot has resulted in members rejecting the employers’ offer.

We are now considering with our members, and with the other trade unions on the negotiating body, what our next step is in terms of action that might be required to shift the employers.

We will want to speak to COSLA early on to seek to re-open discussions on pay.

Further information will be posted here when it is available.

　

Dougie Black, Joint Trade Union Side Secretary.
Stephanie Herd, Chair of Local Government Committee.

UNISON Scotland Fair Pay campaign.

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UNISON recommends members reject 1% local government pay offer

15 March 2013

UNISON Scotland is to recommend that its local government members reject a final pay offer from councils.

Branch delegates meeting in Glasgow today (15 March) agreed to recommend  rejection of the 1% offer from COSLA.

A full postal ballot will start later this month.

Stephanie Herd, Chair of the union's Local Government Committee, said: "Delegates today reflected the mood of workers throughout Scotland.

"An offer of 1% simply isn't enough after suffering years of real terms pay cuts. We will now move into the ballot."

Note to Editors

Details of the offer are in our 1 March news release on our website at

www.unison-scotland.org.uk/news/2013/marapr/0103.htm

And on our local government pages on the website at

www.unison-scotland.org.uk/localgovt/pay2013/index.html

　

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Pay: Branches to meet again after new talks

Local Government Branches meeting on 1 February heard that pay talks held with the employers on 24 January brought no progress but further talks were scheduled for 5 February. Branches decided to reconvene after that to hear a report on any progress before deciding the way forward.

Branch after branch reported their members' growing anger at the attackes on living stadards.

Stephanie Herd, UNISON Scottish Local Government Chair, said: “While the Living Wage element is welcome, the offer falls below what is needed to keep pace with inflation.

“Local Government workers have gone through 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%.”

On the table is an offer of 1% from 1 April 2013. If after the 1% is applied, there are staff who fall below the ‘Living Wage’, this would be brought up to £7.50 an hour from 1 April this year.

UNISON Scotland comment on local government pay offer

UNISON Scotland is set to consult members on a pay offer for local government workers.

Dougie Black, Joint Trade Union Side Secretary, said that today’s offer from COSLA will be discussed initially at a conference in Glasgow next Friday (30 Nov).

He said: “The offer was made to us at a meeting of the joint secretaries which was not a negotiating meeting.

“The employers are offering a 1% pay increase from April 1 2013, a one year settlement. That is no real surprise given government pay policy.

“They have also made an offer to apply what they call a Scottish Local Government Living Wage of £7.50 per hour from April 1 2013.

“We welcome the fact they have made an offer on the Living Wage as this has been part of our claim for the last couple of years. We would need to discuss with the employers their proposals for implementation and the details of how it would apply.”

Stephanie Herd, Chair of the union’s Local Government Committee, said: “We have a local government conference on Friday next week. We will ask delegates how they want to consult members over the next few weeks. We would then expect to take the results of that consultation back to the employers in the New Year.”