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25 March 2008

'A slap in the face'

UNISON has described a 2.2% pay offer from local government employers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as "a slap in the face".

The offer came at talks with the employers in central London last week. The joint trade unions submitted a pay claim for a 6% increase or 50p an hour, whichever was the greater, earlier this year.

THE WEEK

It's your money - speak out
(25/03/08) Seminar kicks off LGPS representation campaign

No place for racists
(20/03/08) UNISON is taking action to keep the BNP out of England and Wales

PAY MATTERS

'Face up to reality'
Government urged to stop pay freeze as CPI inflation hits 2.5%

My pay matters because...
Members at the national women's conference line up to tell their union colleagues, employers and the government just why their pay matters.

ORGANISING

Fighting for better health and safety
Getting ready to mark International Workers' Memorial Day on 28 April

Wish you were here?
UNISON's Croyde Bay holiday village offers a great opportunity for low-paid members through its Holidays for All scheme

IN UNISON

Day for Darfur
12 April 2008 - join the London demonstration

Notification of ballot
Ballots are to take place for contested seats on the Service Group Executives

National minimum wage
Evidence needed for submission to Low Pay Commission

Government consults over cost of pensions (England, NI and Wales)
Find out how you can get involved and all the latest news on the local government pension scheme in LGPS Newsletter 74

Campaign news from Positively Public
Reports on tax-avoidance moves and poor hospital hygiene

Conference timetables
Deadline for amendments to motions and emergency motions and information on the prioritisation of motions

Special offer for UNISON activists at Croyde Bay
UNISON activists are invited to come and get to know UNISON's Croyde Bay Holiday Village on the unspoilt North Devon coast for just £28 per person

Help find the stars of learning
If you, or someone you know, has benefited from being a learndirect learner then you could win a prize and be nationally recognised

Coming events
including UNISON national courses on contracts, redundancy, discrimination and other employment law issues

Training
Activists' training in your region and nationally

KEY CAMPAIGNS

Positively Public
Equal pay
Make local services count

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