UNISON
members working in local government will be taking industrial action on
10 July after the employer’s side refused to negotiate on their final
pay offer of 1%. Local government workers have already endured three
consecutive years of pay freezes, followed by a below inflation
settlement in 2013. For most of the workforce, this year's offer will be
a further pay cut, leaving their pay reduced by almost 20% since 2010.
Full time hourly earnings in local government have sunk back to the
levels of the 1990s whilst part-time hourly earnings have fallen back to
2002 levels. Over half a million, mostly women, mostly part-timers,
earn less than the living wage. In addition, cuts in central government
funding have meant that 407,000 local government jobs have gone since
2010. That is the same as 372 jobs disappearing every day. That is why
UNISON members in local government voted to take industrial action. They
will be joined by members from the GMB and Unite who work in local
government.
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