Although union growth slowed in response to economic and political developments, e.g., the global recession, austerity budgets,
wage restraints and related measures, public sector union membership gains were commensurate with increases in public employment.
This is more than many hardworking people would be glad to earn in a year because of the cuts and
wage restraints of these uncaring, out-oftouch ministers.
I do understand however that I am the only local councillor in Wales to have refused the recent pay rise awarded to county councillors and have also voluntarily taken a further pay cut of my existing allowance which represents an annual reduction of PS800 per annum in empathy with all public and private sector workers currently subject to continuing
wage restraints. Councillor Kevin Mahoney (UKIP) Sully ward Vale of Glamorgan County Council
"However, the huge rises in energy prices, together with food inflation and
wage restraints will increase the pressure on household budgets and, therefore, spending power."
We as a nation are so in debt that we have to implement savage spending cuts that will impact on our sick and disabled, while inflicting
wage restraints and job cuts in all areas of society.
Gartside, also a long-serving FA board member, said
wage restraints were needed.
Wage restraints imposed by ministers led to explosion of industrial unrest with rubbish left rot on the streets as dustmen went on strike.
If this is true then it sends out completely the wrong signal when so many workers are facing severe
wage restraints.
Companies are already trying to cut costs at western European plants through
wage restraints and closing some capacity to reap the most advantage from being close to customers and avoiding hits from currency fluctuations.
Reshef (Management) offers a chapter that analyses the failure of Alberta's public service unions, as social organizations, to cope effectively with government restructuring and
wage restraints. He deals with the social climate, public attitudes towards trade unions, and the lack of power that the public service union leaders felt.
Labour leader Eamon Gilmore also accused Mr Ahern of having "a hard neck" for calling for
wage restraints in the wake of his pay rise.
His message provoked an angry response from the public sector union, Unison, which vowed to fight attempts to impose
wage restraints.