Camden UNISON with the backing of Camden Trades Council has called a demo from 5.30 PM on Tuesday 4 February, beginning at the Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt Street, NW1 1BD, as part of a national day of action in support of the union local government pay claim of a rise of £1.20 per hour. Continue reading
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Read on for Camden UNISON’s explanation of what is happening with the the National Joint Council (NJC) award received this year and how it impacts on members’ pay from 15 October for different groups of members. Continue reading
Brief homepage about the campaign for a decent pay rise for the majority of local government workers on NJC pay and conditions for the financial year 2014-15. Continue reading
Although our branch voted not to accept the employers’ 1% offer, the nationwide results are that 59% of Unison members who voted in the consultation wanted to accept the offer.
The turnout was 13% across Unison members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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The national union has asked branches to poll their members as part of a consultation on the way forward following the employers’ 1% pay offer. The results in our branch were:
Unison’s NJC committee (the Unison reps who attend meetings with the national local gov’t employers’ organisation on pay) voted 14-13 not to make a recommendation to reject the employers’ paltry 1% pay offer. Members will be balloted on a consultative basis over the course of this month/early June as to whether they wish to accept this offer or to hold out for a better deal that tackles the substantial losses in our purchasing power we have suffered due to inflation over the past 3 years.
The unanimous position of Camden Unison’s branch committee is to reject the 1% offer and to support a ballot for national industrial action.
UNISON’S NJC COMMITTEE REJECTS PAY OFFER AND AGREES WAY FORWARD ON UNISON’S CAMPAIGN Continue reading
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IMPORTANT NEWS ON NATIONAL PAY: On Thursday 21 February the local government employers finally tabled two distinct offers on pay. Continue reading
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By the end of the current financial year (31 March 2013) the majority of local government workers across England and Wales will not have seen even a nominal pay rise for four years. Only a handful of local councils have actually honoured the recommendation for a £250 award to those on annual salaries at or below £21,000, with several of those (including Camden) attaching strings. For those at the top of their grades – and in Camden that’s some 75% of the workforce – the pay freeze imposed in the twilight days of the last Labour government and effectively continued since the start of the Con-Dem coalition has meant a dramatic fall in real earnings estimated at nearly 15%. Continue reading
UNISON wants to consult with members on your views on the continuing pay freeze, as for most of us our pay has fallen by 13% in real terms since 2009. Camden UNISON will be running an online survey to gather results so please vote. Continue reading
