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• “Disappointing” council pay offer ignores huge Covid effort of workforce, say unions

  14-05-2021 17:35
  
  Unions representing 750,000 council and school support staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland today (Friday) criticised the 1.5% pay offer made by the Local Government Association.
  GMB, Unite and UNISON submitted a joint pay claim to the local government employers in February for a 10% pay rise. This would be payable from 1 April 2021.
  The unions say the joint claim represents a decent wage rise that’s both necessary to put a stop to poverty pay in local government and schools, a
  
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• “Disappointing” council pay offer ignores huge COVID-19 effort of workforce, say unions

  14-05-2021 17:35
  
  Unions representing 750,000 council and school support staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland today (Friday) criticised the 1.5% pay offer made by the Local Government Association.
  GMB, Unite and UNISON submitted a joint pay claim to the local government employers in February for a 10% pay rise. This would be payable from 1 April 2021.
  The unions say the joint claim represents a decent wage rise that’s both necessary to put a stop to poverty pay in local government and schools, a
  
  Read more

• Recognising the key role played by operating department practitioners during the pandemic

  14-05-2021 01:01
  
  The significant role played by operating department practitioners (ODPs) during the pandemic, and their help in saving many thousands of lives, is being marked today (Friday).
  On national ODP Day, the union and the College of Operating Department Practitioners is drawing the public’s attention to their roles, to provide greater awareness of the vital work they do.
  Usually located in operating theatres, an ODP’s role is to provide complex c
  
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