A joint NJC circular has been issued to employers, advising them of working arrangements and pay entitlements for the Christmas and New Year period 2026 / 2027. As Boxing Day falls on a Saturday this year, Monday 28 December has been designated as a public holiday with pay in substitution for Boxing Day. The circular […]
Solidarity Statement from Birmingham UNISON Following the recent spate of attacks on Mosques in Birmingham (occurring also nationwide) the Branch Committee made up of Branch Officers and Stewards at its meeting on the 29/07/2026 agreed the following statement. Solidarity with Birmingham’s Muslim Communities and Mosques Dear Friends, Birmingham UNISON sends its deepest solidarity and support […]
We lobbying the Council House on the day that our ballot opens. Come along in your lunch break and help send a message to our employer that we deserve a proper pay rise.
Council and school workers have lost an average of 26% of our pay in real terms since 2010. Yet our work underpins everything — housing, care, education, waste, and environmental health. Without us, the country doesn’t function. The current 3.3% pay offer keeps us underpaid. Now is our chance to say: enough is enough. Every […]
🚨 *Emergency rally at Parliament at this critical moment: Fair Visas Now!* 🚨 📢 *UNISON National Rally – 10th June* This is a decisive moment. The government is setting its direction now and UNISON must be impossible to ignore. We are mobilising in force to ensure *Fair Visas* are on the agenda. *Wednesday 10 June* […]
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 […]
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Employers Offer letter Joint Negotiating Committee for Local Authority
The Birmingham branch has submitted two formal disputes relating to the Council’s new Absence and Leave Policy and Recruitment and Selection Policy. The Branch is concerned there was a failure to meaningfully consult and in addition we are opposed to elements of both policies. Although the Dispute was registered before the the commencement date, the […]