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CLIMATE CHANGE
Local government will need £68bn to become net-zero, report finds
By Laura Sharman | 08 November 2021
Local government will need an up-front investment of £68bn from Government in order to become net...
PAY
EXCLUSIVE: Employers dig in as they refuse to reopen pay talks
By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021
Council employers have dug in to defend their ‘full and final’ pay offer despite warnings that mo...
PAY
Disruption warning as unions ask for pay talks to resume
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2021
Unions have urged council employers to return to the negotiating table with an improved pay offer...
PAY
Research shows drop in council pay over past decade
By Laura Sharman | 14 October 2021
Frontline staff in local government have had their pay fall by around £1,500 in real terms over t...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils brace themselves for local government exit pay cap
By Dan Peters | 12 October 2021
Councils are bracing themselves for the return of exit pay cap proposals as Whitehall officials d...
UNIONS
Hopes dashed over end to Brighton bin strike
By Martin Ford | 11 October 2021
Strike action by refuse workers in Brighton will continue after union representatives walked out ...
PAY
More unions announce strike ballots
By Martin Ford | 06 October 2021
Two more trade unions have moved a step closer to industrial action after members rejected the la...
PAY
Unison warns of strike action over pay
By Dan Peters | 04 October 2021
Trade union Unison has warned of future strike action unless local government employers improve t...
FINANCE
£3bn gap looms for councils
By Dan Peters | 24 August 2021
Councils in England, Wales and Scotland are grappling with huge budget deficits totalling more th...
UNIONS
Scottish union to hold nationwide strike ballot
By Martin Ford | 24 August 2021
Councils in Scotland have been put on notice as Unison ballots members over industrial action.
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