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Apr 2022
Unison Harrogate canvasses election candidates over 'shameful' council pay
Unison in Harrogate is to write to next month's local election candidates to find out their stance on local government pay.
Davie Houlgate, secretary of the Harrogate local government branch, said the union was looking to lodge a pay claim for the 2022/23 financial year.
The move comes after Unison’s attempt to call a strike in January over a 1.75% pay offer in the previous year failed because not enough members turned out to vote.
The trade union had branded the pay offer 'derisory'.
The offer followed a national consultation by the Local Government Association, which is the national membership body for local authorities, over a pay increase.
Read more:
- Unison Harrogate rejects ‘derisory’ council staff pay offer
- Harrogate council strike action averted after national ballot
Mr Houlgate said the union was now considering another pay claim because the cost of living crisis is “squeezing” workers' pay packets.
He added that officials will be writing to candidates ahead of the election in North Yorkshire on May 5 to find out their stance on the issue.
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