1. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 LOCAL GOVERNMENT PAY ACROSS THE UK NJC AND SJC DOUGLAS BLACK AND HEATHER WAKEFIELD

2. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 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. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKFORCE - 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. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 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. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 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. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 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. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 NJC PAY SINCE 1996

8. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 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. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 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. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 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. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 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. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 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. UNISON LG CONFERENCE Brighton| June 2014 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