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We recognise that taking strike action is very serious, which is why UNISON asks you and every other member to observe the strike. Every member who does not undermines our bargaining power and makes it harder for us to protect all our members. When UNISON calls a strike we ask that you do not go to work, but instead contact your local representative and volunteer to help out on the picket lines. Picketing is a legal activity to peacefully persuade members not to go in to work.
Pickets should wear an armband indicating they are on duty. Peaceful picketing is entirely legal. Picketing should be carried out at or near an entrance or exit from a site at which the picket works. When others who are not in dispute come into work or use these entrances or exits, pickets must not interfere with them.
A national ballot where there are thousands of different employers, is extremely complex to organise. We have to make sure that our own internal processes are correct and always have an eye on the very stringent anti-trade union laws that are put in place precisely and solely to make things hard for unions and members.
Therefore we have had to make decisions on where to concentrate in the first phase of industrial action. Some types of employers are not involved at this stage. Although some members in the above groups will be covered by separate bargaining arrangements, it is clearly the case that they work for councils and will be affected by the outcome of the dispute. Their negotiations always take account of the position in the NJC.
This will include some staff in the Fire and Emergency Planning Services and National Parks, voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, foundation and trust schools. No, if the day of action is confirmed in a ballot we will officially inform your employer and they should assume that all members will be striking.
It is up to them to ask for any exemptions and to provide emergency cover see FAQ on exemptions and emergency cover. Your employer might send you a formal sounding letter asking you to declare in advance whether you will be taking industrial action. You are under no obligation to inform your employer in advance as to whether you will be taking part in strike action. Yes, we can expect employers to refuse to pay staff taking industrial action.
The law makes it clear that employers can deduct pay when staff are on strike. However, where pay deductions are made these should at all times be reasonable.
Strike pay will not be paid but the union will seek to help members experiencing hardship. Members who are seeking our support will need to fill in a simple form and supply a copy of their July payslip, which will clearly show the pay deducted.
Because the Branch pays half the loss of gross pay, the amount you receive back from the union will be nearer to two thirds of your actual net loss of pay. New members can join UNISON, and join the strike provided that their employer is one of the employers involved in the ballot , right up to and including on the day of action.
So if this is the case, the answer is very much YES you can join the strike — you just need to fill in an application form and hand it to your local rep or the Branch office, or join online. Show your support by talking to friends and colleagues about the campaign, writing to your local MP and councillors and your local paper and wearing a sticker on the proposed day of action — 10 July.
Tea and doughnuts are invariably welcomed by picketing members! Contact the Branch office on if you would like to do this. Why did we ballot for industrial action? Is our claim affordable? What stage are NJC negotiations at? Will the strike make the employers change their mind? What are other unions doing? What happens after the day of action on 10 July — will there be more strikes? How can I help get our message out better? Money is so tight at the moment.
See FAQ 33 for details. I am facing redundancy. Am I breaking my contract by taking strike action? My employer is saying that a one day strike would be seen as a break in service and that my continuity of service would be broken — is this true? If I strike will that make my service be more or less likely to be outsourced?
What if I take annual leave? Are my pension contributions affected if I take strike action? Do I have to strike? What should I do during a strike? What if I have external work commitments, on the day of the strike? If your commitments are part of your normal work for your employer, you should not attend them. Trade union Unison has warned of future strike action unless local government employers improve their pay offer.
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