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PAY
Unite members reject pay offer
By Dan Peters | 24 June 2025
Council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland who are members of union Unite have overwhelmingly voted to reject this year’s pay offer of 3.2%.
PAY
COSLA makes two-year pay offer
By Joe Lepper | 16 June 2025
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has offered a 4% pay rise for 2025-26 and an...
PAY
Union to ballot on national strike action
By Martin Ford | 07 May 2025
Trade union GMB has recommended its members reject the pay offer from council employers.
PAY
Union announces strike ballot over pay
By Martin Ford | 16 April 2025
Scottish council workers are to be balloted over strike action in response to what a union has de...
WASTE
Striking Brum bin workers reject pay offer
By William Eichler | 15 April 2025
Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have rejected the city council’s latest pay offer in the ...
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Military planners sent to Brum amid bin strikes
By William Eichler | 14 April 2025
Military planners have been called in to help tackle the backlog of rubbish in Birmingham that ha...
ANGELA RAYNER
EXCLUSIVE: Rayner drops Brum inquiry plan
By Emily Twinch | 09 April 2025
Angela Rayner has dropped government plans for a statutory inquiry that would have investigated L...
WORKFORCE
Angry reaction to Starmer stance on Brum bin strike
By Martin Ford | 07 April 2025
A war of words has broken out between the Government and union bosses over the bin strike in Birm...
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