The Unite union has decided to recommend rejection of the local government pay offer as it “amounts to a real-terms pay cut of nearly 10% for some members”.
Last month, local government employers made a pay offer that was worth between 3.88% and 9.42% for 2023/24, depending on grade.
Unite argued that as the current “real” inflation rate (based on the Retail Prices Index) stands at 13.4% , the pay offer “amounts to a real-terms pay cut of nearly 10% for some members”.
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Sharon Graham, Unite’s general secretary, said: “Local government workers provide vital frontline services. They are now absolutely determined to fight for a pay increase that will not see their pay eroded by inflation for yet another year.”
Unite said further negotiations are to be held with local government employers on 8 March alongside unions Unison and GMB.
Clare Keogh, Unite’s acting national officer, said: “Local government employers need to recognise that there is growing anger among local government workers about the way they are treated year after year in pay negotiations. If the employers want to avoid industrial action, they need to make a much-improved offer. It is as simple as that.”
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