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Renfrewshire union chiefs call for "fair and decent" pay rise for local government workers

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Renfrewshire trade union chiefs have insisted local government workers must receive more recognition after submitting a joint pay claim for the upcoming financial year.Unison, Unite and GMB unions have demanded a "fair and decent" rise in wages for 2022/23 to make up for "decades of cuts".The claim submitted to COSLA [Convention for Scottish Local Authorities] calls for a £3,000 flat rate increase to all pay grades and a minimum hourly rate of £12 per hour.Unions have also asked for all allowances to be automatically uprated in line with October inflation rates, agreement of home/hybrid working guidance and a no-detriment reduction in the working week to 35 hours instead of 37. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. Mark Ferguson, Renfrewshire branch secretary for Unison and chair of Unison Scotland’s local government committee, said he had never seen morale so low amongst members and insisted talks could be "turbulent".Mark said: "The feeling amongst our members is probably the lowest I've ever seen it in terms of how valued they feel."There has been no recognition for local government workers.

They have lost 16 per cent of their pay in the last 10 years on average."I think this pay round will be turbulent."The £3,000 rise is to accommodate inflation which is due to rise quite substantially.

We also have the National Insurance rise in April and utility costs and the cost of living are getting quite high."We also want to see a hybrid working allowance come in.

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