{"id":11813,"date":"2017-03-16T12:07:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T12:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=11813"},"modified":"2017-03-16T12:07:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T12:07:09","slug":"sweet-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=11813","title":{"rendered":"Sweet deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unite, the foremost experts on negotiating pay in Scotland have launched a blueprint for boosting workers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pay amid rising inflation and slow pay growth in 2017.<\/p>\n

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Unite negotiated\u00c2\u00a0 an 8.7 per cent pay increase over two years for hundreds of workers at the famous Tunnock\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in Lanarkshire, raising most full time workers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pay by around \u00c2\u01411,500.<\/p>\n

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Unite is already protecting thousands of workers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pay packets throughout 2016 and into 2017 through the union\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s negotiations with employers across the region. Now the union has launched a \u00e2\u20ac\u0098Pay Claim Guide\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to support Unite representatives in how to formulate arguments and table demands to improve pay and conditions.<\/p>\n

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The leading think tank the Resolution Foundation has warned that falling living standards for low- and middle-income families are being threatened with the biggest rise in inequality since Margaret Thatcher was prime minister. But having a strong trade union in the workplace gives workers an advantage when it comes to negotiating pay in the workplace.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite, the biggest union and foremost experts on pay in Scotland have launched a blueprint to help workers boost their pay,” said Unite general secretary Len McCluskey. “Unite negotiations at the world famous Tunnock\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s secured an 8.7 per cent pay increase over two years.\u00c2\u00a0 Inflation is on the rise at a time when pay is growing at a snail\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pace and for many workers not at all. Unite has achieved some real progress in pay for thousands of workers across Scotland.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite has also launched a powerful new online tool to help workers protect themselves from attacks on their pay from employers following the fallout of the Brexit vote. The new database will give union negotiators unparalleled access to pay data for their region and their industrial sector giving workers more power at the bargaining table with employers.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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Unite has launched a revolutionary online tool for the union\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s negotiators which allows them to access a database of thousands of pay deals across Scotland. The database means union negotiators will be armed with details of the latest and best pay deals meaning employers will not be able make bold claims about their pay offers.<\/p>\n

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It is the first time the trade union movement has developed such a comprehensive database of pay deals in order to drive forward a coordinated pay strategy and help protect workers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pay packets from the potential impact of Brexit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unite, the foremost experts on negotiating pay in Scotland have launched a blueprint for boosting workers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pay amid rising inflation and slow pay growth in 2017.   Unite negotiated\u00c2\u00a0 an 8.7 per cent pay increase over two years for hundreds of workers at the famous Tunnock\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in Lanarkshire, raising most full time workers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pay by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[65,90],"wps_subtitle":"Unite secures pay rise for Tunnock's workers","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11813"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11815,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11813\/revisions\/11815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}