Dear Member, We are writing to update you on the recent UNISON NJC pay industrial action ballot. Unfortunately, despite the hard work of activists, the support shown by many members and workplace stewards across Birmingham local government, we did not achieve the 50% turnout required by the anti-trade union legislation for industrial action to proceed. As a result, […]
Solidarity Statement from Birmingham UNISON Following the recent spate of attacks on Mosques in Birmingham (occurring also nationwide) the Branch Committee made up of Branch Officers and Stewards at its meeting on the 29/07/2026 agreed the following statement. Solidarity with Birmingham’s Muslim Communities and Mosques Dear Friends, Birmingham UNISON sends its deepest solidarity and support […]
We lobbying the Council House on the day that our ballot opens. Come along in your lunch break and help send a message to our employer that we deserve a proper pay rise.
Council and school workers have lost an average of 26% of our pay in real terms since 2010. Yet our work underpins everything — housing, care, education, waste, and environmental health. Without us, the country doesn’t function. The current 3.3% pay offer keeps us underpaid. Now is our chance to say: enough is enough. Every […]
🚨 *Emergency rally at Parliament at this critical moment: Fair Visas Now!* 🚨 📢 *UNISON National Rally – 10th June* This is a decisive moment. The government is setting its direction now and UNISON must be impossible to ignore. We are mobilising in force to ensure *Fair Visas* are on the agenda. *Wednesday 10 June* […]
More than 200,000 council and school workers are to be balloted urging them to vote YES for strike action for a better pay increase. UNISON’s ballot will run from 9 July to 6 August 2026. This week the GMB announced that their members had voted to reject the pay offer. Now that all three unions […]
The successful election of Andrea Egan as General Secretary has caused a by-election in a national Female Local Government seat. Birmingham branch completed the branch nomination stage and decided to back Liz Wheatley, branch secretary at Camden branch. Now all members in Local Government will get to vote, including members in the Birmingham branch. Postal ballots […]
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Council and school staff pay update: UNISON’s #NJC Committee have met and decided to reject the employers’ pay offer of 3.3% – visit the campaign website for the latest updates and access to resources to support our campaign for a better pay offer https://unsn.uk/4l3jq3W
Employers Offer letter Joint Negotiating Committee for Local Authority