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Local Government pay 2004 - awaiting ballots

Scottish UNISON Branches voted by 2-1 in a Scotland wide consultation to accept this year's pay offer as below:-

• 2.95% on all spinal column points, on all scales, with effect from 1 April, 2004
• 2.95% on all spinal column points, on all scales, with effect from 1 April, 2005

However, as you will see from the letters below, our partner unions, who followed different consultation exercises, are to ballot on the offer.

To all 32 LG UNISON Branches
Dear Colleague

PAY 2004 AND 2005

I enclose a copy of a letter (below) from the three Trade Union Side Secretaries to Lynne Dickson, Employers' Side Secretary for your information.

You will note that as a result of the consultation exercise the Trade Union Side not being in a position to conclude a settlement with the employers for the years 2004 and 2005. Any settlement will be backdated to 1 April 2004.

The GMB and TGWU shall now conduct their respective consultation and ballot procedures on industrial action. I am not able to provide a timetable for this at present.

I understand that members will be frustrated by the length of time before a settlement is concluded. UNISON must respect the decision of the membership of the other partner unions in this year's pay negotiations and await the outcome of their ballots.

I shall keep you informed of any developments.

Yours sincerely

JOE Di PAOLA
Scottish Organiser (Local Government)

31 August 2004

Lynne Dickson
Employers Secretary
Scottish Joint Council
CoSLA
Rosebery House
9 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5XZ

Dear Lynne

PAY 2004 AND 2005

At its meeting held on 27 August 2004 the Trade Union Side received and considered reports on the consultation exercises conducted by each union on the Employers' Pay Offer of 2.95% on each spinal column point from 1 April 2004 and repeated from 1 April 2005.

The consultation exercise has resulted in the GMB and TGWU rejecting the offer, whilst UNISON accepted the offer. Therefore, the Trade Union Side are not in a position to reach a settlement at present.

The Trade Union Side are seeking written confirmation from the Employers' Side that it is a final offer and there is no alteration to the size or shape of the offer.

The GMB and TGWU on receipt of written confirmation shall invoke their respective ballot and consultative procedures.

Yours sincerely

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