PRESS RELEASE – Nottingham City Council Cuts
The Branch Secretary and Branch Chair have today issued a press release about the cuts at Nottingham City Council. Read the Press Release PRESS RELEASE 14.12.23
Fight the Cuts at Nottingham City Council – Lobby 5.00pm Monday 18 December
Nottingham City Council has issued a section 114 notice, effectively declaringbankruptcy, with a projected £23 million hole in the budget this year and ashortfall of £50.9 million next.The main cause of the council’s crisis is massive central governmentunderfunding since 2010, amounting to £100 million every year since 2013.Rather than fight the Government for more money…
NJC Pay Award and Universal Credit
Some UNISON members covered by the 2023 NJC pay settlement for England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be in receipt of Universal Credit. The pay award may result in a reduction in the amount of Universal Credit individuals receive as earnings will rise. The April 2023 pay award is for a consolidated pay increase of…
New Films Showcase UNISON Social Work members
UNISON is the lead union for social workers, with over 40,000 social work members. Sadly, social work is a misunderstood role, and members often face a negative portrayal in the media. UNISON has commissioned a series of films about the importance of social work and how UNISON supports the profession. Working with 3 of our…
NJC Pay 2023 – Pay Offer Accepted
The TU Side has accepted the pay offer and are working with the employers to get it in members’ pay packets as a matter of urgency ! The NJC TU Side Joint Secretaries met on 1 November. GMB reported that their decision was not to take industrial action and to move to settle 2023 pay…
Update on NJC Pay – 21 September 2023
Since the start of this year, UNISON has been working on securing a fair pay increase for council and school workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Following the results of this year’s ballot, UNISON’s NJC Committee (our national committee overseeing our work on NJC pay) decided not to take industrial action. Since then, UNISON’s…
Update on NJC Pay – 22 August 2023
From 23 May to 4 July UNISON held an industrial action ballot for council and school workers in England and Wales over pay. The results were sent out to regions and branches who have worked hard to share the ballot results with members. As this was a ballot of 345,000 members in more than 4,300 employers,…
Update on NJC Pay – 16 August 2023
The NJC joint TU Executive met on 15th August and are now able to give an update on the position for NJC pay. UNISON Executive Reps then met with Unite and GMB and the three unions stated their respective positions and discussed potential next steps. Unite reported that they now have a mandate for action…
Nottingham City Council GLPC Grades Pay Model Proposals – UNISON Consultation Ballot Results
Following a three week consultation period and consultative ballot, the majority of Nottingham City UNISON members who took part in the consultative ballot voted to accept the proposals. As three unions are involved (UNISON, Unite and GMB) we have to await the outcome of the other two unions’ ballot before proceeding. The contractual changes to…
NJC Pay – Ballot Results
As this was a ballot of 345,000 members in more than 4,300 employers, the process of getting results out has been a complicated one. UNISON’s NJC Committee met on 11 July to consider the full results of the ballot. Due to the Tory anti-trade union laws, we can only take industrial action in employers where…