Curioser and Curioser
Readers from Fife have been in touch to say that South Lanarkshire is not the only part of Scotland where Unison seems to be blowing hot and cold over equal pay.
Apparently, union members in Fife Council have been left out of the all-Scotland mail shot as well - see post dated 13 February 2009.
Now why should this be - because the issues are the same in Fife as everywhere else?
In Fife, the higher rate of pay of traditional male jobs is being protected - so everyone in a female dominated jobs has a new claim - even if they accepted an earlier settlement.
In Fife, many people were excluded from settlement offers - former APT&C groups - so they all have valid (first) claims.
In Fife, the council seems to have used a questionable process in requiring employees to sign to Compromise Agreements - and that whole business may now be revisited as well.
But maybe the answer is that they're a bolshy lot in Fife - the workforce rejected management's original Single Status package following a council wide ballot - and that was despite the trade unions supporting a YES vote.
So, maybe Unison's just scared of stirring things up again in Fife. If so, that would be a shame and a terrible dereliction of duty - because union members in Fife have exactly the same rights and same claims - as union members elsewhere.
If you have news from your own part of the country - let us know and we'll share the details here.
Apparently, union members in Fife Council have been left out of the all-Scotland mail shot as well - see post dated 13 February 2009.
Now why should this be - because the issues are the same in Fife as everywhere else?
In Fife, the higher rate of pay of traditional male jobs is being protected - so everyone in a female dominated jobs has a new claim - even if they accepted an earlier settlement.
In Fife, many people were excluded from settlement offers - former APT&C groups - so they all have valid (first) claims.
In Fife, the council seems to have used a questionable process in requiring employees to sign to Compromise Agreements - and that whole business may now be revisited as well.
But maybe the answer is that they're a bolshy lot in Fife - the workforce rejected management's original Single Status package following a council wide ballot - and that was despite the trade unions supporting a YES vote.
So, maybe Unison's just scared of stirring things up again in Fife. If so, that would be a shame and a terrible dereliction of duty - because union members in Fife have exactly the same rights and same claims - as union members elsewhere.
If you have news from your own part of the country - let us know and we'll share the details here.
