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LOCAL GOVERNMENT PAY ACROSS THE UK

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PAY ACROSS THE UK. NJC AND SJC DOUGLAS BLACK AND HEATHER WAKEFIELD. WHY THIS PRESENTATION?. SET THE CONTEXT FOR CURRENT DISPUTES … AND THE FOLLOWING PAY DEBATE HIGHLIGHT THE BIG PAY ISSUES LOCATE THEM IN A WIDER AND LONGER-TERM PERSPECTIVE

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT PAY ACROSS THE UK

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  1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT PAY ACROSS THE UK NJC AND SJC DOUGLAS BLACK AND HEATHER WAKEFIELD

  2. WHY THIS PRESENTATION? • SET THE CONTEXT FOR CURRENT DISPUTES • … AND THE FOLLOWING PAY DEBATE • HIGHLIGHT THE BIG PAY ISSUES • LOCATE THEM IN A WIDER AND LONGER-TERM PERSPECTIVE • SUGGEST WAYS FORWARD FOR BOTH BARGAINING GROUPS • JOINT STRATEGY WHERE POSSIBLE

  3. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTWORKFORCE - SCOTLAND • 247,000 IN 2013 • PEAK OF 325,200 IN 2006 • 79% OF PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS HAVE COME FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT • LARGEST PART OF PUBLIC SECTOR – 44% OF ALL PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES • WOMEN 71% IN 2013 • 55% PART-TIME – MAJORITY WOMEN

  4. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKFORCE – ENGLAND, WALES, NI • 1.6 MILLION • OVER 400,000 JOBS GONE • 77% WOMEN IN 2013 • 61% JOBS PART-TIME • 91% PART-TIME WORKERS WOMEN • MULTIPLE JOB HOLDERS • UNDEREMPLOYMENT

  5. THE BIG ISSUES • POVERTY PAY AND LOW PAY FOR ALL • CUTS AND REDUNDANCIES • RE-ORGANISATION AND PRIVATISATION • PUBLIC SECTOR ‘REFORM’ • ‘MARKET’ PAY BECOMING BENCHMARK • TWO-TIER CODE GONE (ENGLAND) • WORKFORCE OVERLOOKED/NOT CONSULTED • COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FRAGMENTING

  6. IMPACT ON BOTH WORKFORCES • 18%+ DECLINE IN NJC PAY SINCE 2010 • 480,000 NJC WORKERS BELOW LIVING WAGE • 13% DECLINE IN SJC PAY SINCE 2010 • CUTS TO CONDITIONS • EQUAL PAY OVERLOOKED • PART-TIME WORKERS EXPLOITED • UNPAID OVERTIME • LOW UNION DENSITY

  7. NJC PAY SINCE 1996

  8. UK SURVEY – HOT OFF THE PRESS! • 85% SAY WORKLOAD AND PRESSURE UP • 70% SAY STRESS AFFECTING PERSONAL LIFE • 40% STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET • 87% CUT PERSONAL/ENTERTAINMENT SPEND • 77% HAVE CUT SPENDING ON FOOD • DEBT INCREASED FOR ALMOST 60% • 94% SAY ‘RECOVERY’ BENEFITTING WELL-OFF • 94% SAY PAY OFFERS UNFAIR/DEEPLY UNFAIR

  9. NEW PART-TIME WORKERS SURVEY • 20% PT AS NO FULL-TIME JOBS • 40% TO JUGGLE FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES • 75% BELOW UK MEDIAN EARNINGS IN 2013 • 60% WORK REGULAR UNPAID OVERTIME • LONGEST HOURS SLASHED SINCE 2010 • DOING FULL-TIME WORK ON PART-TIME PAY • MASSIVE CUTS TO CONDITIONS • 27% RECEIVED NO TRAINING

  10. SJC BARGAINING ISSUES • REVERSE THE DECLINE IN PAY WITH A LONGER TERM PAY STRATEGY • CONSOLIDATION OF LIVING WAGE • SEEK TO PROTECT JOBS AND SERVICES • CONCLUDE JOB EVALUATION REVIEW • EQUAL PAY • IMPROVE NATIONAL AGREEMENT

  11. NJC BARGAINING ISSUES • PUT PRESSURE ON NEW LABOUR LGA • GET LIVING WAGE AS LOWEST RATE FOR ALL • REVERSE DECLINE IN EARNINGS • STOP CUTS TO CONDITIONS • ENSURE JE/EQUAL PAY ONGOING • ACTION FOR PART-TIME WORKERS • ‘GENDER AGENDA’ INCLUDING TRAINING AND FAMILY FRIENDLY CONDITIONS

  12. COMMON OBJECTIVES • NEED ‘NEW DEAL’ WITH EMPLOYERS • NEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS THAT ‘STICK’? • STRONG/EFFECTIVE BARGAINING STRUCTURES • PAY AND CONDITIONS = TO OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR GROUPS • EQUAL PAY AND EQUALITIES TO BE CENTRAL • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY • EFFECTIVE AND CO-ORDINATED LOCAL, SECTOR AND UK INDUSTRIAL ACTION

  13. BUILDING UNISON STRENGTH • BUILD DENSITY AND ORGANISATION FOR INCREASED BARGAINING POWER… • AND EFFECTIVE INDUSTRIAL ACTION • IN CONTRACTED-OUT AREAS AND ACADEMIES • … AND IN PART-TIME WORK AREAS • ENSURE RMS REGULARLY UPDATED • TRAINING IN FINANCE AND THE ‘ALTERNATIVE’ TO GIVE CONFIDENCE

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