The claim, submitted on 11 May by representatives on the staff side of the Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth and Community Workers, asks for a "substantial" pay rise to bridge a gap of 3,000 between the highest paid inner-London JNC-qualified youth workers and the most experienced teachers.
The unions are also pressing for a settlement to narrow the gap between London allowances for youth workers and other public sector professions.
They argue that the JNC inner London allowance of 2,640 is one of the lowest levels offered in the public sector, 1,200 less than recently qualified teachers.
Doug Nicholls, general secretary of the Community and Youth Workers' Union, said: "Youth work began on a par with school teaching. It must return to that position if it is to play its full role in the new youth policy arena."
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