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Quotes Crucial pay talks for local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland resume this week. UNISON has already rejected a 2.2% pay offer for these workers because it is below inflation and, therefore, represents a pay cut...
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 31 March 2008
Green leaf The heat is on

(31/03/08) This week is the Stop Climate Chaos week of action - and UNISON is urging members to get involved.

The timing is crucial because MPs will debate the climate bill in parliament soon. UNISON has been pushing for changes to the bill, along with other members of the Stop Climate Chaos campaign.


  THE WEEK

Sex inequality still strong
(31/03/08) Female apprentices are still being left far behind their male counterparts, reveals new research from the TUC

  PAY MATTERS

UNISON in dispute over pay
UNISON and Napo declare a dispute with the Probation employers over their refusal to pay this year's increments

Meat Hygiene Service goes back on pay deal
UNISON is in dispute with the Meat Hygiene Service over its refusal to pay the first year of a two year deal

Ofsted workers vote to reject pay offer
UNISON members in Ofsted vote overwhelmingly (94%) to reject an unfair and divisive three year pay offer

  ORGANISING

Let's make it a spring of hope
UNISON will be working hard this spring to turn back the BNP at the polls

Becoming a pensions rep
Visit UNISONTV and watch three short videos about becoming a rep on your LGPS pension funds

  IN UNISON

Make local services count (England)
Find out how you can help shape local health and social care services

Get GOing (England)
New UNISON guidance to help you boost literacy and numeracy skills in the workplace

Parliamentary lobby

Agency workers: social justice long overdue
A seminar on 21 April will examine the main issues surrounding the debate over statutory protection Turn out in force on 7 May and support the call to reinstate a UNISON activist sacked for speaking out against health cuts

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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