Unions must get serious on London Weighting
By Tony Jeffries Unison members in London local government have voted in favour of strike action over London weighting allowance (LWA), and are set to hold a one-day strike on 16 October. The employers, represented by the Association of Local Government, recently made an offer of £201 per year increase - and only for workers earning less than £14,796. Unison members have thrown it back at them. The union's claim for £4,000 LWA was originally submitted in July 2001. Currently local government workers get between £1,500 and £2,850. The ALG is responsible for firefighters' London weighting and...