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 <title>Local government employers offer just 0.5%</title>
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 <title>Unions tell colleges: It's time to pay up!</title>
 <description>(05/02/09) Campaign launched to get further education colleges to honour national pay deals</description>
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 <description>(03/02/09) Party told to stop "whinging" when it can change things</description>
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 <description>(26/01/09) Date set for oral submissions</description>
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 <description>(25/11/08) Deal gives members 2.99% pay rise backdated to August 2007</description>
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 <description>(20/11/08) Union recommends police staff accept offer</description>
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 <description>(12/11/08) Ballot delivers 65% vote for action to defend fair pay</description>
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