Do you agree that:
- An increase of at least £250 on all salaries and spinal column points for 2011/12 and
- A joint review of the employment conditions proposals tabled by the trade unions in 2008/9*
Responses need to be received in the branch office by 5pm on Thursday 23 September. You can use the poll on the right of this page or email us at unison@reading.gov.uk. Comments can be left below.
In arriving at the above, the trade union side of the NJC Committee considered a wide range of economic indicators, pay comparisons with other public sector workers, the employers' capacity to pay, the impasse over this year's negotiations, and member' concerns over job security.
It is also worth bearing in mind that following this year's freeze, NJC pay has fallen even further behind the rest of the public sector and inflation is predicted to remain at around 3-4%.
If you would like to know more about the details of the claim please contact the branch office or visit http://www.unison.org.uk/localgov/pages_view.asp?did=11763
The proposal for an increase of at least £250 on all salaries and spinal column points for 2011/12 is wrong in the current climate.
ReplyDeleteWith frozen budgets and v likely more massive cuts, this proposal would force employers to reduce the workforce even further. Employers will fight this vigorously and you shouldn't falsley raise members' hopes with a propsoal that won't succeed.
It's wrong that the LGA didn't pay the £250 promised by George Osborne in the budget to the lowest paid in local govt this year. That was the amount stated by Osborne king of cuts, so it must be affordable.
ReplyDeleteWhat's proposed is the bare minimum UNISON should be negotiating for next year.