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| Resplendent in Bradford | Queueing to get the message across in Bradford |
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| Town Hall steps Barnsley | More Pay - we're worth it! (Barnsley) |
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| Smithies Lane Depot in Barnsley | Cheerful in Hebden Bridge! Social workers from the Older Peoples and Community Mental Health Teams and Home Care Workers |
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| YPO Staff in fine fettle on the picket line | Driving the message home - pickets in Rotherham |
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| Never too young to picket in Rotherham! | No Pasaran! These gates are staying shut. Main depot in Rotherham. |
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| Pickets with parasols. Another sunny day in Rotherham! | Samba procession - Rotherham Ethnic Drumming group |
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| Two statements of civic pride. Hard working Local Government workers and Leeds Town Hall. |
I predict a riot! Well, a riot of colour in Leeds |
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| On strike for fair pay in Leeds |
What's up Doc? (Leeds) |
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| Sue Highton (president of UNISON) and Sheffield LG branch outside Sheffield City Hall | UNISON: Looking after the people who look after you! (Sheffield)  |
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| This Town Hall is closed! (Sheffeild) | Outside County Hall in Northallerton |
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| Always sunny North Yorkshire (Northallerton) | Early morning pickets (North Allerton) |
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| Picketing the Municipal Offices in Grimsby | United in Grimsby |
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| Doncaster Town Centre | Loud and clear in Doncaster |
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| Doncaster balloon fun! | Cheerful pickets in Doncaster |
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| A Regional Officer addressing the crowd in York | Pickets in York |
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| Don't spill your coffee! (York) | Interview with the press in York |
Local Government Strike: 16 & 17 July 2008
UNISON members in local government in England, Northern Ireland and Wales have voted to take strike action on 16 and 17 July over the employers' insulting pay "offer". They have been offered a pay rise of just 2.45%. Take inflation into account and it's a pay CUT. Add in 10 years of below-inflation pay rises and average household bills rocketing £1,300 in the last year alone, it's no wonder we think this is the last straw. It doesn't add up.
We need YOU and all your workmates to join the action. This will send a clear message to your employers that they must improve their offer and show you the respect you deserve.
Yorkshire & Humberside UNISON members are out in force. Have a look at our photo gallery below.
