Delegates agree: ‘ If our pay doesn ’t rise, we will ’

This morning, UNISON local government conference unanimously voted to back a motion to campaign for pay rises for workers delivering outsourced services, including those in social care, school meals and refuse collection. Local authority budget cuts have heavily affected the salaries of workers employed by private contractors who are delivering local government outsourced services. Introducing the motion, UNISON chair of the private contractors national forum Catharyn Richardson said: “If our pay doesn’t rise, we will”. UNISON has long campaigned for pay awards in private contractors to match those in the private sector. An amendment to add sick pay into this campaign was also voted through. Speaking in support of the amendment, Claire Marriot from UNISON Camden said: “It’s no coincidence that Camden had the lowest number of deaths in care homes in the pandemic, and that we have negotiated full pay for members during lockdown, whether shielding, self-isolating or ill with COVID-19”. Theresa Conway from the service group executive added: “It’s no secret that members in outsourced services are often faced with low standards from their employers, whether that’s their employee relations, or pay and conditions”. Other motions voted through by conference were on reasonable adjustments for home and hybrid working and improved campaigning on fighting sexual harassment. Reasonable adjustments for home and hybrid working Delegates also unanimously voted through a mo...
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