“Disappointing” council pay offer ignores huge COVID-19 effort of workforce, say unions

Unions representing 750,000 council and school support staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland today (Friday) criticised the 1.5% pay offer made by the Local Government Association.
GMB, Unite and UNISON submitted a joint pay claim to the local government employers in February for a 10% pay rise. This would be payable from 1 April 2021.
The unions say the joint claim represents a decent wage rise that’s both necessary to put a stop to poverty pay in local government and schools, a