2020/21 Pay Campaign
21/08/2020
Due to the pressure put on Scottish Government by Unison members through e mails to J Freeman and MSP’s, combined with huge social media communications, and of course the demo’s held across the country, the cabinet Secretary agreed to meet with Unison to discuss the issue of pay for 2020.
Bearing in mind that J Freeman had previously refused to even discuss this matter with Unison, it proves that the campaign has been successful up to this point at least. The meeting took place on August 18th, and in addition to Unison head of health Willie Duffy, and Unison health committee chairperson Tam Waterson, 4 Unison members also attended and put across the strength of feeling as to why members are demanding Scottish Government reopen the clause agreed as part of the 3 year pay deal, to discuss a pay award for 2020.
J Freeman has at least assured Unison that she needs to consider matters further and will respond by end of August.
Unison health committee met yesterday to discuss next steps in the campaign. Whilst we await J Freeman’s response, we need to keep the pressure on. To this end, we are still asking that members e mail J Freeman and their MSP’s to demand that Scottish Government sit down and negotiate with Unison on the matter of pay for 2020.
E mail to J Freeman. Please use scottish.ministers@gov.scot
MSP’s locator. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/msp/
In addition to this, there has been a motion raised in Scottish Parliament on an increase for health and social Care Staff. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1772159772922343&id=463264573811876
Can you please also e mail your respective MSP urging them to support this motion.
UNISON calls on the Scottish Government to reopen 2020/21 pay deal
UNISON’s Pay up Now campaign is thanking the public and asking them for their continued support for a NHS pay rise.
We are calling on the Scottish Government to agree to the re-opener clause, to allow the last year of the three-year pay deal to be renegotiated.
NHS staff have had real term pay cuts over the last decade and have faced significant extra costs over this pandemic - including extra childcare costs because they are working extra shifts, extra transport costs because of restricted public transport, extra costs because they have been isolating from family, and even extra costs due to laundry and PPE expenses.
NHS staff have been working long hours and many report being mentally and physically exhausted. Their response to this pandemic has been heroic.
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