
Local Government



Unions agree equal pay deal for hundreds of Southampton City Council staff
Hundreds of low-paid staff at Southampton City Council, most of them women, are to benefit from an equal pay settlement, following an agreement negotiated by unions.

BCP Council plots 'Scrooge-like' plan to fire and rehire 5000 workers for Christmas
Council’s written threat to staff must be withdrawn after members expressed worries about costly new job evaluation scheme, says GMB union

Labour's cash-strapped Lambeth Council set to lose £300,000 a week as parking strike hits borough revenue
Cllr Claire Holland, Leader of Lambeth council is burying her head in the sand about the strike hitting council’s parking service

Brighton & Hove Council faces equal pay claims from thousands of GMB women
Tens of millions of pounds stolen from our women members has significantly impacted them and their families says GMB

Swindon Borough Council faces strike vote over 'colonial era work practices,' says GMB
Social workers at Swindon Borough Council are set for a strike vote over ‘colonial era working practices’, GMB Union claims.

GMB welcomes the exit of Terence Herbert Chief Executive of Wiltshire Council
GMB, the union for Wiltshire Council staff, recently welcomed the judgement from Bristol Employment Tribunal issued on 27 March 2024 that an email sent by council Chief Executive…

Tribunal rules Wiltshire Council 'broke law' in industrial dispute
Wiltshire Council has been brought into disrepute by actions of Chief Executive Terence Herbert, claims GMB

GMB: Swindon Council putting children at risk with cuts
It is extraordinary that Swindon Borough Council have reduced the pay and status of the key staff with responsibility for quality assurance in child protection. They are putting…