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- SEPA staff discuss challenge to dismissal notices 08/03/08
A letter to nearly half of SEPA staff who have refused to sign away their agreed conditions, is to be challenged by the staff union, UNISON at a series of meetings starting this week. The workplace meetings that UNISON are organising across Scotland, will discuss action by the staff to challenge the dismissals and a number of other breaches of agreements detailed by the union in a dispute notice handed to SEPA last Friday
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 15:41:02 +0000 - Women council workers get payout 08/03/08
Unison said almost 300 women at Kirklees Council working in traditional female jobs such as home carers, kitchen assistants and cleaners, were excluded from bonuses awarded to men in comparable posts such as gardening and refuse collection. The claims were originally submitted in 2006 and settled after preliminary employment tribunal hearings.
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 09:49:50 +0000 - UNISON lodges 40,000th equal pay case 08/03/08
UNISON lodged its 40,000th equal pay claim this week, as 300 women members found out the union has won payouts for them of up to £35,000 each. The compensation follows UNISON's successful equal pay case on their behalf. It is on average 50% higher than the settlements achieved by no win, no fee lawyers. "I am delighted that UNISON has been successful in achieving pay justice for this group of low paid women workers," said general secretary Dave Prentis.
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 09:48:25 +0000 - NEW PAY DEAL FOR THOUSANDS OF FEMALE COUNCIL WORKERS 07/03/08
Thousands of female council workers are in line for an average £7,428 pay bonanza after being unfairly paid for years. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has set aside up to £26 million to cover the claims of about 3,500 workers. They are being offered the cash to drop costly claims against the council for equal pay compensation.
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:26:53 +0000 - GMB and TandG members reject Aberdeen Council Single Status proposals
Union leaders at Aberdeen City Council say they have not ruled out the possibility of strike action over controversial equal pay settlements. Members of both the T&G Unite and GMB unions have voted to reject the latest offer. Council officials have since been meeting union leaders in a bid to agree improved terms.
Thu, 6 Mar 2008 19:31:52 +0000 - Greenwich workers score victory against single status 05/03/08
Greenwich Unison members have voted to accept the council's latest 'single status' proposals. This follows a successful campaign by the trade unions, led by Greenwich Unison, demanding equal pay without pay cuts. The proposals include a reduction in the working week, No loss of pay, Pay increases for manual workers, An improved job evaluation system, Equal pay compensation, Improved overtime rates.
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 21:47:01 +0000 - Walkout at Preston council 04/03/08
Several workers at Preston city council walked out unofficially on Thursday of last week after being told that the single status review will leave a third of the workforce facing pay cuts. Some Unison union officials have argued that the deal will help low paid women. In fact the lowest paid women will only get 8 to 10 pence more an hour. Meanwhile more than 400 workers mostly women will face pay cuts. Some stand to lose up to £7,000 a year.
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 19:46:06 +0000 - Growing rage over single status cuts 04/03/08
Over 200 people from different unions and campaigns came together to lobby Waltham Forest council on Thursday of last week. Members of the Unison, Unite and GMB unions joined anti-cuts campaigners in a march to protest against wage cuts caused by the councils’s single status deal and the threat of job losses.
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 19:42:49 +0000 - Employees lose out in pay review 04/03/08
An emergency surgery is being held in Plymouth for council employees who are having their salaries cut. Plymouth City Council sent letters to its 10,000 staff on Friday, giving details of the government's national pay and grading review. About 2,000 workers face salary cuts from September 2010. Some workers said they stand to lose 20% - up to £8,000.
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:15:21 +0000 - Environment agency staff set to strike 04/03/08
Hundreds of staff at Scotland's environmental watchdog are set to strike within weeks, as workers prepare to receive official confirmation today that they will be sacked for refusing to accept a controversial pay deal. Unison is holding a series of meetings at Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) offices across the country where angry workers will discuss taking industrial action in protest over the threat.
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:13:53 +0000 - WALTHAM FOREST Protesters threaten general strike over council cuts
PROTESTORS marched on the Town Hall last night (Thursday) in an attempt to convince councillors to oppose the cabinet-approved budget. The mixture of union members and cultural campaigners met in Walthamstow Town Square and marched along Hoe Street and Forest Road to the Town Hall. Protestors are concerned about £14m worth of cuts to council jobs and services over the next three years. And the council's single status plans, which aims to equalise pay for similar jobs, means that while some people will get paid more, others could lose up to £8,000 a year.
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:51:48 +0000 - Preston Council workers walk out over pay cuts
Hundreds of Preston City Council workers are to see their salaries slashed, prompting some to stage a walk-out. More than 400 people - a third of the entire workforce - in departments including accounts and IT have seen their salaries axed by up to thousands as part of the national single status pay review. Council leader Ken Hudson said the "winners" and "losers" could expect to win or lose to the tune of around £7,000.
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:49:23 +0000 - Equal pay strike solid at DVLA 29/02/08
Union officials at one of Swansea's biggest employers say most staff are supporting a one-day strike over pay. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) mounted a picket outside the centre which employs around 5,000. It claims there is a widening pay gap between the mainly female staff there and predominantly male workers at related transport agencies
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:46:36 +0000 - How unfair pay pays 28/02/08
Porsche-driving Stefan Cross has done very well for himself out of damsels in distress. The personalised plate on the sports car and nice house in Newcastle's leafy Gosforth suburb are proof there's good money to be made out of discrimination. The lawyer is one of a breed promising to mount a white charger and fight the good equal pay fight on behalf of undervalued women.
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:18:07 +0000 - Shelter staff vote to strike 28/02/08
Union members at the housing charity Shelter have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action over sweeping cuts to pay and conditions. These are the most serious attacks by senior management in the history of the organisation and this is why 72% of those balloted, voted "yes" to industrial action. This was on an impressive 65% turnout.
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:15:55 +0000
