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STEVE GILLAN previews the POA motions that will be up for debate at congress
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THE POA NEC has placed two motions before Congress, one regarding national sectoral collective bargaining and the other calling for an independent inquiry into privatisation.
The wording of the national sectoral bargaining motion is as follows: “Congress recognises that pay review bodies in the United Kingdom is a government mechanism to replace collective bargaining for certain groups of employees in the public sector, including the prison service pay review body. Different pay review bodies also cover school teachers, nurses, doctors and other health professionals.
“It is noted by congress that the review bodies are supposed to be independent of government when making recommendations after taking evidence from employer and trade unions, but unfortunately the review bodies are selected, paid and follow a remit from Treasury and government which has led to pay cuts since 2010 with review bodies adhering to the government agenda.
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