More than 200,000 council and school workers are to be balloted urging them to vote YES for strike action for a better pay increase. UNISON’s ballot will run from 9 July to 6 August 2026.
This week the GMB announced that their members had voted to reject the pay offer. Now that all three unions have a reject position, we have written jointly to the employers urging them to engage in meaningful pay negotiations. We have promoted this demand widely on social media and it has been covered in the local government press
Pay Campaign Launch Webinar
A launch webinar has been organised for Monday 8 June at 4pm, featuring General Secretary Andrea Egan, and chaired by Sean Fox, the Chair of the NJC Committee (the body that negotiates pay). The joining link and further details are here: Webinar: The fight for fair pay in local government is on!
Please come along and encourage your colleagues to attend too!
For more information on our Pay Campaign go to: https://www.unison.org.uk/our-campaigns/council-school-pay/
Regards
David Hughes Branch Communications Officer