UNISON, GMB and Unite want a pay increase from April 2023 of either £2,000 or the current rate of inflation (which stands at 11% according to the RPI), whichever is higher for each individual.
The claim covers 1.4 million council employees, including teaching assistants, wider school support staff, and other professionals like library staff, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many of these employees are in low-paid roles and are paid little more than the minimum wage.
The three unions say that 27.5% has been wiped off the value of pay for these workers since 2010.
If successful, the pay rise would lift all council and school employees back above the real living wage of £9.90 per hour (outside London).
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