Local Government Service Group Conference
19-20 June 2011
Resources to fight for living wage
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Scott Donohoe
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20 June: Local Government Conference threw its weight
behind a Scotland call for a national living wage.
The union will now provide branches with resources to take the
campaign forward. Moving the motion, Regional Delegate Scott Donohoe
said, “In Scotland around eight of the 32 councils have made a
commitment to paying the living wage, currently set at £7.15 an
hour and it remains a key part of our pay claim and bargaining
strategy”.
Slamming the ‘race to the bottom’ undermining conditions in privatised
contracts, Scott insisted that Employers who actually paid the
living wage reap the benefits from “reduced staff turnover, lower
absences, a more motivated workforce and an enhanced reputation”.
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