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Government pay 2004 - awaiting ballotsScottish 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)
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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
| JOE Di PAOLA Joint TU Side
Secretary (UNISON) | ALEX
McLUCKIE Joint TU Side Secretary (GMB) |
GEORGE WILMSHURST Joint TU Side Secretary (TGWU) |
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