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31 July 2008
 In brief
Local government pay: After two very successful days of strike action in July, Unison and Unite's leadership have agreed to talks with the employer, in spite of no new pay offer being made...
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22 July 2008
Build further action after successful council strike
 | Unison Local Government strike 16-17 July in London, photo Paul Mattsson |
Editorial: The successful local government strike on 16 and 17 July in England, Wales and Northern Ireland involving unions Unison and Unite, was the biggest strike so far in opposition to the government's pay freeze...
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8 July 2008
Striking back against low pay
 | Teachers, lecturers and civil servants on strike on the same day, photo Paul Mattsson |
LAST WEEK, MPs kept their noses in the trough by voting to maintain their massive expenses and furnishing their second homes, writes Josie Nichols, secretary, Leicestershire county Unison, (personal capacity).
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2 July 2008
Local government strike action: Workers say: 'enough is enough!'
 | Glasgow Social Workers on strike , photo Duncan Brown |
The pages of the national press have been full of the statistics for months. Bread up 44%, pasta up 20%, utility bills are likely to rise by 40% and petrol is going up faster than you can measure it. Marc Glasscoe, Branch Secretary, Lincoln City Unison (personal capacity) writes.
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25 June 2008
Council workers striking back
Unison members in local government have voted by 55% to 45% for a programme of sustained strike action against a derisory 2.45% pay offer.
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17 June 2008
Unison conference: Angry delegates attack leaders
 | Unison conference 2008 anti-witchhunt protest, photo Paul Mattsson |
THE LOCAL government sessions of the Unison union's conference passed a resolution criticising the conduct of pay negotiations in local government, writes Jane James.
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21 May 2008
Public-sector workers say pay up!
Workers' anger at Gordon Brown's attempts to force down public-sector pay is growing...
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16 April 2008
Stop the witch hunts!
Unison elections: Workers are facing a concerted onslaught on their pay, terms and conditions by health trusts, local authorities and Gordon Brown's Labour government...
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8 April 2008
Defend the 4: Defend democracy in Unison
Four members of the trade union, Unison, all members of the Socialist Party, are facing disciplinary charges from their union with disciplinary hearings taking place from 22 to 24 April, writes Jane James.
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4 March 2008
Pensions under attack
 | Postal workers' picket line in East London, photo Naomi Byron |
Two weeks ago Royal Mail bosses awarded themselves massive bonuses of over £4.5 million, writes Andy Bentley
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