Category: National
National Campaigns
10 Reasons why Barnet UNISON is recommending to VOTE Reject in the National Pay consultation.
1. The Truth about the Tories Magic Money Tree: Reject the Pay cut
2. Barnet UNISON Depot workers say Enough Is Enough
3. Big Thanks to Martin Lewis for speaking truth to power about the escalating #EnergyBillsCrisis
4. Big thanks TUC highlighting some of impacts of the Cost Of Living Crisis
5. Big thanks to TUC for highlighting why Energy companies must be brought back under public ownership
6. Barnet UNISON Depot workers rejecting National Pay offer
7. “Why we must fight for a Pay rise and not a Pay cut.”
https://www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2022/08/11/why-we-must-fight-for-a-pay-rise-and-not-a-pay-cut/
8. What Grade am I on?
https://www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2022/08/26/what-grade-am-i-on/
9. Your Pay: The Tories Austerity Robbery
https://www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2022/07/26/your-pay-the-tories-austerity-robbery/
10. Barnet UNISON National Pay Offer Grade table
https://www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2022/08/04/barnet-unison-national-pay-offer-grade-table/
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Barnet UNISON Depot workers say Enough Is Enough
The Truth about the Tories Magic Money Tree: Reject the Pay cut
What Grade am I on ?
The table below shows the impact of the National Pay offer on each of the Barnet Council Grades
To help our members work out what the National Pay offer means to their grade we have put together a list of Job titles and Grades. Please see below.
If you need any support or assistance on this matter please contact the Barnet UNISON office at contactus@barnetunison.org.uk or ring 0208 359 2088
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Barnet UNISON National Pay Comic Strip
Barnet UNISON Depot workers rejecting National Pay offer
Why we must fight for a Pay rise and not a Pay cut.
Barnet UNISON reps at our Branch Executive meeting agreed that Barnet UNISON would make a recommendation to our members to reject the Employers offer.
Below are some of the reasons why we have taken this position.
- Local Government Pay has fallen by 27.5% since 2010 because of 12 years of Tory Austerity Pay Cuts.
- The latest offer is another Pay cut not a Pay rise.
- The Tories Austerity Policy is to make us all poorer.
Politicians claim there is no magic money tree
- Shell made record profits of nearly £10bn between April and June
- BT Group announced profits £400 million in the first quarter of this year.
- BT made “1.3 billion and gave £750 million to shareholders.
- British Gas owner Centrica profits increased fivefold by 411% to £1.3 billion as our energy bills continue to soar.
- BT CEO Philip Jansen earned a total of £3,460,000 up 32% from the £2,628,000 he received in 2021.
- Railways made £5 billion in profit last year.
What Tory Austerity Policies are doing to us.
- UK households face annual energy bills of £3,850, this has tripled since the start of 2022.
- Household energy bills £500 a month.
- 5.8 million people in England, Scotland and Wales, both in and out of work – 40% of universal credit claimants are workers.
- 5 million people in the UK lived in food poverty between 2019 – 2020.
- Workers are turning to food banks because they don’t have enough money.
- Foodbanks are running out of food because they can’t cope with the demand.
- School support staff are missing meals in order they can feed their own children at home.
What can we do?
Barnet UNISON members are going to carry out a National Pay survey. It is important that every single member completes the survey and posts it back. First, we need over 50% of members to vote in the survey. Second, we want most of those voting to Vote Reject. “UK inflation could reach 15% by start of 2023, experts say” Every month inflation rises makes this offer worse for more of our members.
Barnet UNISON will issue the National Pay survey on Thursday 1 September until 5pm, Friday 16 September.
Members will receive an email with a link to the survey. Those with no access to email will receive a hard copy survey.
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Barnet UNISON National Pay Offer Grade table
We have provided a National Pay Offer Grade table to show the grade information for all Barnet Council workers.
The Barnet UNISON National Pay Offer Grade table will show:
- Your current grade with hourly rates
- Your current grade with the employer’s proposal with new hourly rates
- Your current grade with Joint Trade Union demand with new hourly rates
What is the Joint Trade Union demand?
The Joint Trade Union demand was £2k or RPI whichever is greater. (this was before the escalating Cost of Living Crisis had taken hold of our economy.
Retail Price Index (RPI) is currently 11.8% which means the employers offer is less than UNISONs demand for all Council grades.
However, in the news they are predicting RPI will reach 18%.
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/rpi-inflation-forecast-cost-of-living-niesr/
On top of this bad news there is a National Energy Bill crisis. The average household energy costs are predicted to reach as much as £3,400 a year. Energy bills have tripled since the start of the year.
All the other Cost of Living Crisis pressures such as fuel, food, rent, mortgages, travel are all increasing with no sign of this ending.
It is important that UNISON secures the best pay deal for our members.
In the coming weeks we will begin a consultative National Pay ballot of our members.
In the meantime if you want any further information on the National Pay offer, please ring Barnet UNISON on 0208 359 2088 or email contactus@barnetunison.org.uk
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Your Pay: The Tories Austerity Robbery
This information is for all Barnet Council staff who are on Unified Reward Terms and Conditions.
To find out how much money that you have lost because of the Tories Austerity Robbery you need to know which Grade you are on.
If you don’t know what grade you are on, please contact your line manager. If you are experiencing problems finding out this information, please leave a message on the UNISON voicemail on 0208 359 2088 or email contactus@barnetunison.org.uk
Grade A: The Tories have held back your pay by 27.5%. What that means for a Grade A worker is that instead of earning £22,575 a year you should be on £28,783 which means the Tories have robbed you of £6,208
Grade B: The Tories have held back your pay by 27.5% what that means for a Grade B worker is that instead of earning £23,400 a year you should be on £29,835 which means the Tories have robbed you of £6,435
Grade C: The Tories have held back your pay by 27.5% what that means for a Grade C worker is that instead of earning £24,243 a year you should be on £30,910 which means the Tories have robbed you of £6,667
Grade D: The Tories have held back your pay by 27.5% what that means for a is that for a Grade D worker instead of earning £25,128 a year you should be on £32,038 which means the Tories have robbed you of £6,910
Grade E: The Tories have held back your pay by 27.5% what that means for a Grade E worker is that instead of earning £26,508 a year you should be on £33,798 which means the Tories have robbed you of £7,290
Grade F: The Tories have held back your pay by 27.5% what that means for a Grade F worker is that instead of earning £29,502 a year you should be on £37,615 which means the Tories have robbed you of £8,113
Grade G: The Tories have held back your pay by 27.5% what that means for a Grade G worker is that instead of earning £32,988 a year you should be on £42,060 which means the Tories have robbed you of £9,072
If you have any questions or queries, please leave a voicemail on 0208 359 2088 or email contactus@barnetunison.org.uk
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