31/05/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

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The lowest paid workers at Hull City Council are still not

being paid the living wage more than a year after the authority said it

Senior councillors say unions didn't want the issue included in pay

negotiations, but union officials say it should be introduced.

The GMB union protesting in Hull today, part

of a campaign to encourage retailer Next to pay workers a living wage.

They warned Hull City Council could be next.

The GMB is nationally campaigning against Next,

and local authorities and other multinational companies who are

Some of them are avoiding paying tax and not paying their workface

Employers are obliged by law to pay the minimum wage,

A living wage, which is based on the basic cost

117 local councils have agreed to pay the living wage to

their employees and just over one year ago, Hull City Council said it

The commitment from ourselves as the Labour administration is to uplift

the lowest paid staff in Hull, which is the right thing to do and

14 months on, and with the cost of living

continuing to rise, the authority still hasn't brought in the policy.

The union has asked us to take that particular part of the terms and

conditions proposal off the table and it is not as daft as it sounds

because what they are saying is that most people would have benefited

from that increase that we are proposing.

to lose working family tax credits with a partial implementation

so they have asked us to take it off the table and bring it back

when we are in a position to implement it in full.

The GMB maintain the living wage is needed but accept

That may be an unfortunate situation but that

When you get to a threshold, there are always winners and losers and

that may well be the case but for the vast majority of people, they

Both the unions and the council agree that the

But many of those who work in the lowest paid jobs with

the authority will be wondering just how long it will take.

Campaigners fighting to stop 30 Lincolnshire libraries from being

run by volunteers rather than the council have set up a fighting fund.

Save Our Lincolnshire Libraries Group is going to court in July to

They've received a donation of ?1,000.

Lincolnshire County Council says the changes will save ?2 million

In Rugby League, Hull FC ended a run of four straight

defeats as they won away at the London Broncos this afternoon.

Callum Lancaster and Joe Westerman scored two tries each

It was Hull's first away win for nine months.

Hull Kingston Rovers can move into the top eight in Super League

The Robins are unbeaten in their last three matches and scored nine

tries during last week's win over the London Broncos, but they're

aware how difficult tomorrow's trip to Castleford will be.

They are a little Jack in the box, to be honest.

Fourth at the minute, playing outstanding rugby because they are

playing smart, great completion rates, don't miss many tackles.

Don't give away many penalties and if they have got

the ball all the time, they are going to score and play well.

They have scored some surprise wins and no one can knock them

because they deserve to be where they are and we know it is going to

Lincolnshire rider Guy Martin has finished second in the TT Superbike

race on the Isle of Man this afternoon.

Michael Dunlop from Northern Ireland was the winner of the 226`mile race.

It was Guy Martin's 14th podium finish and he says he has no

complaints after being beaten by his younger rival.

I will go to bed tonight, I could not have done any more.

I was having moments, front end, sliding in the rear,

it is not like, I should have done this, could have done that.

If ifs and buts were pots and pans we would all be scrap

As we head to this evening, a fair bit of cloud, the odd risk of

shower but for most it will be dry and overnight will have variable

Where we have clearer skies, temperatures will drop

There could be a little bit of mist tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow morning has a fine start, dry, bright, plenty of sunshine,

the further towards the coast you are you will hold onto

Hello. So far, so good. Most of us have had a dry start of the weekend.

Some of us will be turning wetter tomorrow. For that change we look to

the far north-west of the UK. Overnight into western Scotland,

thicker cloud. Patchy hybrids of rain moving in. Some of that

reaching Northern Ireland late in the night. Elsewhere, dry. Where you

are clear, you will see some patchy mist and fog developing.

Temperatures just over a single figures. There will be a different

look to the weather across the western side of the UK. Western

coast 's of England and Wales, so much sunshine today. More cloud

around, maybe a hint of drizzle. In the evening we will start to see our

bricks of rain. Central and eastern England will see a fair amount of

morning sunshine. Southern and eastern Scotland, a dry start. For

Northern Ireland and western Scotland, not just goal, but rampant

places to begin the day. Easier when you have rain, the temperature held

down. There will be low is in the rain, especially in Northern

Ireland. In the afternoon we'll see