“Council and school staff deserve a decent pay rise for the vital support they provide to communities. But this offer falls short of the union’s reasonable claim.”
NJC pay
With the cost-of-living skyrocketing to new highs every day, it’s time to rise up and demand decent pay for the work you do.
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea, urged delegates at the union’s local government conference to ”get the vote out” in its latest strike ballot, which ends on 4 July.
UNISON head of local government, Mike Short, comments on the pay offer for 2023/24 made to council and school staff by employers.
Unions submit inflation-busting pay claim for 1.4 million workers.
The three local government unions, representing 1.4 million council and school employees, today (Monday) have submitted a pay claim for staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to receive a pay boost of at least £2,000 each.
