[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:work\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2025\u002Funited-kingdom-union-demands-pay-rise-for-school-staff-december-31-2025":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":8,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":28,"body_blocks":35,"call_to_action":41,"categories":48,"labels":53,"owner":54,"authors":62,"related_pages":64,"related_sites":65,"in_subsite":61,"contact_page_url":66,"banner_message":67},28696,"united-kingdom-union-demands-pay-rise-for-school-staff-december-31-2025","United Kingdom - Union demands pay rise for school staff - December 31, 2025",null,"","\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2025\u002Funited-kingdom-union-demands-pay-rise-for-school-staff-december-31-2025","pages.newspage","en","2026-01-10T22:34:56.068399+00:00","2026-01-10T22:34:56.012891+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F28696\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,27],{"title":17,"slug":18},"World of Work","work",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Collective Bargaining Agreement","collective-bargaining-agreement",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Collective Bargaining Updates","updates",{"title":26,"slug":26},"2025",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":29,"canonical":30,"robots":31,"og_type":32,"twitter_card":33,"locale":11,"created_at":34,"last_modified_at":34},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2025\u002Funited-kingdom-union-demands-pay-rise-for-school-staff-december-31-2025\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2026-01-10T23:34:56.068399+01:00",[36],{"type":37,"data":38},"text_block",{"content":39,"variant":40},"\u003Cp>Unions representing 1.4 million council and school staff are calling for a wage rise of at least £ 3,000 (€ 3,444) to recognise soaring workloads and increasing household costs. Unite, UNISON and GMB have submitted their joint annual local government pay claim for 2026-27, demanding a substantial award from April after years of effective pay cuts, which have left staff struggling to keep up with rising household bills. The unions are warning pay for council and school staff continues to lag behind many other public services.  In turn, low wages have led to a recruitment and retention crisis while demand for key services – such as social care, children’s services and housing support – has soared.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Read on: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fd85j82c4.r.eu-central-1.awstrack.me\u002FL0\u002Fhttps:%2F%2Fcrm.etui.org%2Fcivicrm%2Fmailing%2Furl%3Fu=89681%26qid=4768418\u002F1\u002F0107019b98006a3d-5c05a9f1-6222-4623-b733-93fcdacb0a48-000000\u002Fj0jkUmbs328-Zg7CAS2ek2TJi1s=241\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in English…\u003C\u002Fa> Read on: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fd85j82c4.r.eu-central-1.awstrack.me\u002FL0\u002Fhttps:%2F%2Fcrm.etui.org%2Fcivicrm%2Fmailing%2Furl%3Fu=89682%26qid=4768418\u002F1\u002F0107019b98006a3d-5c05a9f1-6222-4623-b733-93fcdacb0a48-000000\u002FZhRFAGmIG-CN-1p0E48FUTjqYhM=241\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in English (2)…\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) \u003Ca href=\"mailto:p.t.debeer@uva.nl\">p.t.debeer@uva.nl\u003C\u002Fa> or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002FNewsletters\u002FCollective-bargaining-newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002FNewsletters\u002FCollective-bargaining-newsletter\u003C\u002Fa> or consult the archive with all articles in our database at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbnarchive.eu\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.cbnarchive.eu\u003C\u002Fa>. You may find further information on the ETUI at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.etui.org.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","light",{"text":42,"link":43},"Contact us",{"title":42,"url":44,"description":42,"rel":45,"type":46,"id":47},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[49],{"id":50,"slug":51,"name":52},5,"collective-agreements","Collective Agreements",[],{"id":55,"first_name":56,"last_name":57,"email":58,"image":59,"function":60,"external":61},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[63],{"id":55,"first_name":56,"last_name":57,"email":58,"image":59,"function":60,"external":61},[],[],"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. Same organisation, same information, new look!\u003C\u002Fp>"]