News – Page 34 – Barnet UNISON

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

6th June 2021 admin Anti - Racism, Austerity, Barnet Group, Barnet Homes, Care & Support, COVID 19, Health and Safety, Housing, Libraries, Local, News, Repairs, Solidarity, TBG Flex, UNISON Campaign, Your Choice Barnet

The Good

The Good News is that with the support of our Bin workers, Barnet Council has agreed to restore National Green Book Weekend and Bank Holiday rates of pay which will mean large numbers of our lowest paid members will be earning more money.

The Bad

In February 2021 Barnet UNISON submitted a proposal for a COVID thank you payment for all frontline workers, care workers, school staff, depot workers.

The Bad news is that this proposal was rejected.

Details of our proposal is here.

https://www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021.02.11.-COVID-thank-you-payment.pdf

and the Ugly.

On Friday 11 June 2021 Barnet UNISON enters into negotiations with The Barnet Group and Barnet Council about the serious inequalities in the workplace that are bad for the health and well being of our members and their families.

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You can’t be disciplined for taking strike action. Thanks UNISON

3rd June 2021 admin Anti - Racism, ASSIST, Austerity, Barnet Group, Barnet Homes, Care & Support, Health and Safety, Housing, Libraries, Local, National, News, Pensions, Repairs, Report, Schools, Solidarity, TBG Flex, UNISON Campaign, Your Choice Barnet

“Employers can no longer mistreat staff who take part in industrial action, says UNISON”

“UK law had previously prevented employers from sacking staff involved in strike action or other workplace disputes, but not from disciplining or making life difficult for them, says UNISON.

But now, disciplinary action against workers who go on strike will be unlawful. This follows today’s judgment at the employment appeal tribunal (EAT) over a case taken by care worker Fiona Mercer against the Alternative Futures Group (AFG).

She had been involved in organising, and subsequently took part in, a long-running dispute over AFG’s plans to cut payment for sleep-in shifts undertaken by its care staff.”

#RussianDolls explaining our fight to end inequalities in the workplace.

28th May 2021 admin Anti - Racism, ASSIST, Austerity, Barnet Group, Barnet Homes, Care & Support, COVID 19, Health and Safety, Housing, Local, News, Pensions, Repairs, Report, Solidarity, TBG Flex, UNISON Campaign, Your Choice Barnet

Bin workers overtime dispute is now resolved

21st May 2021 admin Austerity, Local, News, Report, Solidarity, UNISON Campaign

We can confirm that the Bin workers pay claim has resulted in a positive outcome. Workers will be in on a new rate of pay as from 1 June 2021.

We are still working on some details with the Council and will issue a fuller statement in due course.

“If you got the same job you should get the same pay” Rebecca Long-Bailey MP

19th May 2021 admin Anti - Racism, Austerity, Barnet Group, Barnet Homes, Care & Support, COVID 19, Health and Safety, Local, News, Pensions, Repairs, Solidarity, TBG Flex, Trades Dispute, UNISON Campaign, Your Choice Barnet

BreakingNEWS: Update bin workers overtime claim

12th May 2021 admin Austerity, Local, News, Solidarity, UNISON Campaign

Update: 12 May 2021

In our meeting with the Chief Executive we submitted a new proposal in which we believe will ensure that our members working in Waste & Recycling are paid the fair rate of time and half for working on a Saturday.

We repeated the facts that other Council workers in Libraries, Social Services and the Registrar Service all have local agreements why are the Council refusing the same for Waste & Recycling workers.

Barnet UNISON made it clear that if we don’t have an agreement we are ready to ballot our members.

The Chief Executive said they would need a few days to consider our proposal and we have agreed to a final meeting early next week.

There will be further updates early next week.

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Update: Barnet UNISON Bin workers overtime dispute

6th May 2021 admin Austerity, Health and Safety, News, Report, Solidarity, UNISON Campaign

On Wednesday 12 May at 4 pm Barnet UNISON is meeting with the Chief Executive to try to get the Council to do the right thing and end the unfairness and pay workers the right rate of pay for working overtime.

We have produced our flyer in a number of languages

2021.04.22 W&R Overtime Dispute A5 leaflet Romanian

2021.04.22 W&R Overtime Dispute A5 leaflet portuguese

2021.04.22 W&R Overtime Dispute A5 leaflet Polish

2021.04.22 W&R Overtime Dispute A5 leaflet Hungarian

2021.04.22 W&R Overtime Dispute A5 leaflet english