Showing posts with label CoSLA Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CoSLA Olympics. Show all posts
Monday, September 22, 2008
Border TV captures the CoSLA Olympics
UNISON Scotland activists featured on Border TV's Lookaround teatime news magazine programme on Monday 22 September after their campaigning stunt in Eyemouth to illustrate the way inflation has raced ahead of wages. The team were in the Borders ward of Councillor Michael Cook who is the CoSLA chief pay negotiator.
Border Olympics brings message home to CoSLA pay chief
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| From Border Olympics Mon 22 Sep |
UNISON Scotland activists in the Scottish Borders staged a mock Olympic race today (Monday 22 September) to bring home the message that a 2.5% pay offer is unfair, right in the back yard of CoSLA's pay chief Councillor Michael Cook.
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| From Border Olympics Mon 22 Sep |
In fetching fancy dress, they played out the racing costs of housing, fuel and food while the poor council worker is left behind, tied to the ball and chain of a pay offer which is half the inflation rate.
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| From Border Olympics Mon 22 Sep |
Councillor Cook was clearly rattled by the stunt when facing UNISON chief negotiator Dougie Black on the radio this morning. He will come under increasing pressure as the very real strike action for Fair Pay is stepped up on Wednesday for the second Day of Action.
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| From Border Olympics Mon 22 Sep |
BBC News: Union in 'cost of living' protest
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Scotland politics | Union in 'cost of living' protest:
Page last updated at 09:04 GMT, Monday, 22 September 2008 10:04 UK
"Union in 'cost of living' protest
The trade union Unison is staging a 'cost of living' protest as part of its dispute over a 2.5% pay offer to council workers across Scotland.
Union members will dress up as various items in the family budget to highlight their local government pay concerns."
more...
Page last updated at 09:04 GMT, Monday, 22 September 2008 10:04 UK
"Union in 'cost of living' protest
The trade union Unison is staging a 'cost of living' protest as part of its dispute over a 2.5% pay offer to council workers across Scotland.
Union members will dress up as various items in the family budget to highlight their local government pay concerns."
more...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
BBC News: Union v CoSLA
BBC NEWS | Scotland: Council Strike - Union v CoSLA videoUnison's David Prentis and Michael Cook from local government umbrella organisation Cosla give their views on the strike action. "
Link to BBC video
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