Stockport Express

[Dave]

I bet our council tax won't be going down.

No, but even if it did go down the Express would probably say it had gone up. ;-)

[wolfman]

The article does say as agreed by the unions. So presumably they were consulted. As for fat cat bosses that will always be the same. I bet our council tax won't be going down.

[Neil Smith]

Yes but that 9% are all normal workers eg not management, they have had there pay cut by an average of £2000 and most by upto £5000 (this I know fact)

But this is only here say, I bet the pay rise is only going to be about £10PM.

Also I bet the higher ma nagmet will not be get a cut, I bet the fat cats on the council will only be getting fatter.

[wolfman]

So 9% of council staff will get their pay cut hence the headline.

[Dave]

Like every other local authority in the country, Stockport Council is carrying out an equal pay exercise, as agreed with the trade unions.  And the outcome is that 46% of staff will have their pay increased, 9% will have it reduced, and the remaining 45% will see no change.

So how does the Stockport Express headline this on its front page?   'Council Cuts Staff Pay'. 

Words fail me..........