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03-Jun-08 11:30 [Pay and Reward]
Local government staff accept pay deal Britain's General Union (GMB) has announced that its local government members have voted to accept a 2.45 per cent pay rise.
Members voted four-to-one to accept the deal, which also includes a 3.3 per cent pay rise for workers whose earnings fall in the lowest three spinal column points which are, four, five and six.
The pay rise became controversial after Unison stated that the government's two per cent offer was too low in the current financial climate, as such the pay rise has been backdated to April 2008.
However, Brian Strutton, GMB national secretary, accepted the pay rise with caution, stating: "Let there be no doubt that this pay offer is only being accepted because the alternative would be strike action and many GMB members cannot afford to lose pay to go on strike."
He added that the vote to accept the pay deal was much narrower than last year and members are "sick" of pay rises that do not match the cost of living.
Last week, workers at British Waterways voted overwhelmingly to accept a 3.5 per cent pay rise and an extra day's holiday as part of their pay package deal, according to Unison.
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