Local government pay: UNISON recommends members reject offer

UNISON has urged its members to reject employers’ proposed 3.2% local government pay offer in a consultative ballot due to start shortly.
The biggest local government union has joined the GMB and Unite in coming out against the offer for council and some school staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which was made last month and which employers have dubbed “full and final”.
“Staff at councils and schools deserve a decent pay rise this year for their vital work prov