The circular talked of an increase of £3.50 per week on the basic rates of each grade' and underlined that it was with effect from the pay week which 4 November fell'. This was obviously, intended as an argument in favour of offer.
But the circular omitted to ention that in some instances also stressed *proportionate increases part-time workers'. But it did not mention how much this represented in hard cash. some it could be as little as 50p a Then again, it boasted about NUPE general secretary Alan Fisher was quick to dash off a circular to the union's local authority manual branches last week after agreeing to the government's The circular stressed that the miserly 9 per cent had been 'unanimously agreed' by the union negotiators.
And it went on to try to put the best possible gloss on But Fisher's memo was more interesting for what it full consolidation existing £5 supplement, thereby making it chancedoe for But this stress on overtime goes against one of the main points of the original claim. As the Day of the edition Public Employees put it, more excessive overtime to get a living wage' From holding out the carrot overtime circular proceeded to stress the pontance or lnc standing to commission on comparability, per cent TOT recommendations are promised for 1 August, with the other half due seven months later.
The circular did not go into detail about this comparability study. Specifically, it did not mention that bility" would be similar jobs in private industry. overtime'.
A clue as neglected this fact is found in the following observation on Action Special' this concept of comparability journal - that it meant:
...comparing meals staff with waitresses and kitchen staff restaurants; pital Fisher's with hotel workers; comparing school cleaners with office cicaners - In whose comparing workers with some of the worst paid workers industry. *Any NUPE, must be with national the 'comparamade with why Fisher average earnings.? say, school This in cafes and Fisher eventually comparing hosand domestics Employees.
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offer. the latter's attitude. didn't say.