Local government
Strikes can beat poverty pay in local government
07 October 2014Hundreds of thousands of local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were set to strike on Tuesday of next week.
Property vultures are set for a killing on council homes
30 September 2014The rich plan to snap up even more public land at the Mipim UK 2014 property fair - with the help of councillors
Unison rejected poor pay proposal - Unite and GMB should too and build the strike
30 September 2014Some 15 ballots of Unison union members in academy schools all backed strikes—and they will join the local government walkout on 14 October.
Bin workers are back out in Brighton
23 September 2014Brighton and Hove refuse and recycling drivers were set to strike for a further three days as part of an ongoing dispute over pay and allowances.
Kirklees council bosses suspend job threats and offer talks
16 September 2014Kirklees Council has suspended the threat to sack and re-engage its staff on new terms and conditions. This comes after Unison members voted by 73 percent to strike in an indicative ballot.
Local government strike ballot gets underway in Scotland
09 September 2014A strike ballot of 70,000 local government workers in Scotland began on Tuesday. The Unison union is recommending a yes vote.
Former Labour councillors in Hull say 'Socialists need to take a stand against cuts'
09 September 2014Labour is not providing an alternative to the misery and anger that the Tories’ cuts are creating, say two former Labour Party councillors.
Tories to be hit by fresh walkout in pay battle
05 August 2014It’s crucial that the momentum built up after the 10 July strike is not lost, argues Raymie Kiernan
Workers defeat Glasgow Life's protest ban
29 July 2014Up to 100 Unison union members and their supporters protested outside Glasgow City Council Chambers and Kelvingrove Art Gallery last week.
Local government workers call new strike during Tory Party conference
23 July 2014The next strike in the pay battle with the Tories has been announced today, Wednesday. The Unison union has called a second one day strike for 600,000 local government workers on 30 September—right in the middle of the Tory party conference.
New Unison local government ballot could spread next walkout to Scotland
15 July 2014Local government workers in Scotland have voted by 65 percent to reject the imposition of a 1 percent pay rise in a consultative ballot by the Unison union.
We are right to strike - let's escalate to win
08 July 2014As workers walk out against Tory austerity Sadie Robinson says there is a mood to keep up the fight
Unison local government conference: Fury at Tory cuts creates mood to fight
17 June 2014The Unison union’s local government conference took place in Brighton on Monday and Tuesday of this week. The conference hall simmered with anger at Tory austerity and policies that benefit the rich. Unison’s strike ballot of 600,000 members against a miserly 1 percent pay offer from bosses will put them potentially at the head of a strike of up to 1.4 million public sector workers on 10 July.
Let's all strike for better pay on July 10
17 June 2014Local government workers are up for a fight at the Unison union's conference, and civil service workers are protesting outside their workplaces
Local government round-up
17 June 2014Barnet | Kirlees | Scotland
Unison's conference will discuss plans for 10 July strikes
10 June 2014Britain’s largest public sector union, Unison, will hold its national conference next week against the backdrop of potential coordinated strikes involving more than a million workers.
Why local government workers should vote Yes to strike
27 May 2014From classroom assistants to social workers, and from gardeners to engineers, up to a million local government workers are voting on strikes over the next few weeks after employers awarded them a pay rise of just 1 percent. Socialist Worker explains why Unison and GMB union members should vote Yes
Local government pay ballot could boost united walkouts
20 May 2014The possibility of more than a million workers striking together in July has moved a step closer. The GMB union announced on Friday of last week that it is balloting 220,000 of its members in local government and schools over whether to strike over attacks on their pay.
Local government unions set to begin consultation over 1 percent pay offer
25 March 2014Unison, Unite and GMB, the local government unions, are to begin an immediate consultation of their members over employers’ lousy 1 percent pay offer.
Angry lobby over cuts to Sandwell youth services
25 March 2014Some 200 people gathered at Sandwell Council in the West Midlands to lobby against significant cuts to youth services on Wednesday of last week.
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