local government

UNISON demands that members of the Local Government Pension Scheme be treated the same as other public sector workers.

The trade unions representing members of the Local Government Pension Scheme reject the Employers proposed changes to pensions.

UNISON local government survey, published today, shows an overworked and under resourced workforce.

UNISON today welcomed the Government

UNISON, the UK

Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary, has today asked the Government to show public sector workers the same good faith that they are asking of private sector employers for pension schemes.

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis has written to works and pensions minister Alan Johnson, urging him to extend to local government plans to increase the level of member trustees to 50% of pension fund boards. The Minister announced the initiative last week, thus delivering on a commitment given to UNISON and other unions at the Labour Party policy forum in July.

UNISON, the union representing 850,000 local government workers, has today voted to accept a three year pay deal worth 8.9% following widespread consultation with branches and regions.

Pay talks covering 1.5 million local government workers today stalled when the employers signalled a reluctance to improve on the earlier

Following the breakdown of pay talks in London today, Heather Wakefield Head of Local Government for UNISON, the UK