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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Southampton City Council Unite to reject pay cuts  An employment law solicitor service providing mediation services may be required to end a stand-off between workers and employers at Southampton City Council. Unite members at the local authority have overwhelmingly rejected pay cuts proposed by the Conservative-led council. Eighty-seven per cent voted against plans for all employees to face reductions in salaries of up to 5.5 per cent and a blanket two-year pay freeze. Unite is warning the council that it may take industrial action if the local authority seeks to enforce the measures by dismissing the entire workforce and re-hiring them on worse financial packages. Mark Wood, Unite convenor, stated: “This ballot result is a resounding rejection of the proposals. Unite's position is mirrored by all the other unions so far. It's a clear message to the council leaders to engage with the unions to find a fairer way forward." Meanwhile, Unite members at British Airways are taking part in the fourth strike ballot in two years after the union rejected the latest offer from bosses. Posted by Gaby Hamerton 
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