Local government pay dispute remains unresolved following union meeting

The local government pay dispute for England, Wales and Northern Ireland remains unresolved following a meeting between the three unions last week.
UNISON, GMB and Unite agreed to meet again at the end of October but are currently pursuing different strategies in response to employers’ offer of a £1,925 rise for staff earning up to £49,950, with 3.88% on the table for higher-paid workers.
UNISON, which represents by far the most number of social workers of the three, is pursuin