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UNISON has welcomed the employers’ response to the union’s claim for a substantial pay rise for council workers, indicating their willingness to break the three year pay freeze. However, the union warned against any attempt to introduce local bargaining. The three-year pay freeze in local government has been unique in the public sector. Public sector workers earning under £21,000 were promised a £250 increase in the Chancellor’s first budget – local government workers did not get that increase. The cumulative effect of this coupled with high inflation has meant that, since 2009, pay for council staff such as care workers, librarians, school dinner ladies, teaching assistants, bin men and street cleaners has fallen13% across the board.
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