GMB D20

20/03/2024

March 2024.

NJC PAY CLAIM 2024/25 UPDATE

Dear GMB Members,

We want to thank everyone who participated in the recent survey regarding your aspirations
were for pay this year.

The survey results were discussed at a joint meeting of the GMB National Local Government
and Schools Committees on 26th February 2024.

I am pleased to inform you that your
feedback has been carefully considered, and it was unanimously agreed that GMB would ask
for the following points to be included in this year’s pay claim:

• An increase of £3,000 or 10%, whichever is the greater, fully funded by the
government.
• A clear plan to reach £15 per hour minimum rate by next year’s pay implementation
date 2025.
• An additional day’s annual leave for personal / wellbeing purposes. For Term Time
Only staff this equates to an additional day of leave during term time.
• End the current unfair term time only contract model and work with the NJC trade
union side to develop a replacement that gives support staff the value and
recognition they deserve.

The NJC Executive made up of representatives from GMB, Unison and Unite, met on 27th
February 2024 to discuss each unions proposed pay claim. Following thorough discussions
and negotiations, a headline claim that has been agreed for the joint union pay claim. This
claim has now been submitted to the Local Government Association – see details on the
next page.

Employers will now be briefed on the joint union pay claim and we expect pay negotiations
to commence in April.

Further updates will follow in due course.

Would you like information on becoming a GMB Representative in your workplace? Email
[email protected]

Not a GMB member? Join today at www.gmb.org.uk/join

NJC PAY CLAIM: 2024/25

• An increase of at least £3,000 or 10% whichever is the greater.

In addition:

• Reviews of the gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps in local government.
• A 2-hour reduction in the working week with no detriment
• An additional day of annual leave for personal or well-being purposes (with term
time only staff also receiving a full day rather than a pro rata amount, that they
can use at any time, including term time)
• A phased approach to reaching a minimum pay rate of £15 an hour in a maximum
of two years, sooner if possible.

You can request a copy of the detailed pay claim from your local GMB Representative.

Would you like information on becoming a GMB Representative in your workplace? Email
[email protected]

Not a GMB member? Join today at www.gmb.org.uk/join

Our family includes over 500,000 members who work in every type of job imaginable across public services and in private companies too. Our members work full-time, part-time or work while they study.

20/03/2024

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Once again Wortley Hall is pleased to announce that Townsend Productions will be performing their new play by Neil Gore ‘BEHOLD YE RAMBLERS’ at the Hall on Thursday 18th April.

From the voices of ramblers and campaigners to the songs and poetry inspired by past and current struggles, ‘Behold Ye Ramblers’ is a new play about The Clarion newspaper and the organisations formed by its readership, including the famous rambling club ‘The Sheffield Clarion Ramblers’. Long with the Clarion Cyclists, these early Edwardian pioneers promoted healthy outdoor pursuits, organising expeditions across open moors and mountains whilst campaigning for the right to roam, bringing them into conflict with landowners’ hunting and shooting activities and laws that prioritised private property over the wellbeing of others.

Cost is £25 per person and includes pie & peas from 6pm with the performance starting at 7:30pm.

To book (if you haven’t already) contact reception on 0114 2882100 – remember to let them know if you require a vegetarian option.

Have you thought about staying the night, why not book an overnight stay.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Regards

Pat Peters

Pat Peters
Political Secretary
E mail [email protected]

07/09/2023

07/09/2023

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07/09/2023

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07/09/2023

Safety first 😂

07/09/2023

05/05/2023

NJC Ballot Result is in, over 60% rejection of the pay offer, please click in link below to read more.

[email protected] update for members in NJC "Green Book" roles across Local Government Click here for the most recent NJC Circulars

21/12/2022

The MP Steven Barclay states the Unions have made a conscious decision to inflict pain!

How dare you!!

The Tory Government made this ‘Conscious’ Decision 12 years ago, to inflict pain and suffering through ‘Cuts’ to Public Services leading us to these ’Days of Action!’

The ‘Unions’ have been raising and warning this Government of the Dangers that would come from their cuts every year since they started, they ignored and laughed at them!!

This is on their watch and because of ‘Their’ ‘Conscious’ ‘Choices’ and ‘Decisions’!!!

No One Else’s! Lies will Bite You!!

You haven’t even started putting back in what you’ve cut out, stop the lies!!

21/12/2022

So, the Tory S**t Spin gathers pace!!! Blame the Unions they cry! Well, for those of you who don’t know the truth, 12 years of Tory Government CUTS to the Public Sector always draining and sponging us to cover their major mistakes!

This, meaning most Public Services are on average 28.5% behind where their Pay should be after years of Cuts and Pay Freezes!!

That’s why people have left and are leaving, because they can’t afford to eat or heat their homes or put the lights on, many putting their kids before themselves.

Staff are fatigued, under staffed and some at the end of their careers before even starting!

This Tory Government are responsible!!

Not those who are finally standing up for themselves and for you, to force more staff availability through better pay and conditions so people fill the thousands of vacancies brought about by this Government!

Please show your support for all Public Services and those NHS staff, who without them, the Pandemic could have been far far worse! Who had dodgy PPE contracts procured by this very same Government now demonising them and lost lives, only one to blame, the Tories!!!

Removing your Labour is a legal entitlement to bring about Meaningful Negotiations enabling Change, the ‘Up Yours’ position of the Tories does not meet this definition, therefore Striking is a legal right!!

Don’t blame the strikers, SUPPORT them!

And tell the stories after this mornings fouls accusations so clearly wrong, to ensure Pay and Conditions are better to Recruit and Tetain staff!

Ambulances waiting hours outside hospitals are not because of our Public Services actions, they are because of Years of Chronic cuts!!!

They say they are putting in billions of historic funding, they haven’t even put BACK the money they’ve CUT this last 12 years!!!

08/08/2022

06/08/2022

Your local Branch supporting Doncaster Pride and a visit from the South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Poppard