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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...

FUNDING

Wanted: Greater funding fairness

By Clare Keogh | 13 June 2025

Clare Keogh of Unite says the union’s new campaign and early day motion are designed to make the ...

POLITICS

Yusuf returns to Reform to lead DOGE team

By William Eichler | 09 June 2025

Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf will return to the party to run its team tasked with scrutinising council f...

EQUAL PAY

EXCLUSIVE: Coventry equal pay bill could be more than £30m

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025

Coventry City Council could face an equal pay bill of more than £30m, The MJ understands.

Unions demand pay talks

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 28 May 2025

A union boss this week called for employers to come to the negotiating table as they accused boss...

LEGAL

Brum granted court order to stop bin protests

By William Eichler | 27 May 2025

Birmingham City Council has been granted a court order to stop protests outside of its bin lorry ...

FINANCE

Council could slash one in 10 jobs

By Joe Lepper | 23 May 2025

More than one in 10 jobs could be lost at Croydon LBC as it looks to tackle its £1.4bn debt.

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

Unite accuses commissioners of sabotaging Brum bin strike talks

By William Eichler | 22 May 2025

Government commissioners have been undermining efforts to resolve the Birmingham bin strike, the ...

UNIONS

Union launches funding reform campaign

By Dan Peters | 19 May 2025

Trade union Unite has launched a campaign calling for urgent reform of how councils are funded.

PAY

Third union recommends pay offer rejection

By Martin Ford | 13 May 2025

Trade union Unison has joined GMB and Unite in recommending their members reject the pay offer fr...

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