10 November 2021

Council workers ballot on pay offer that's really a cut

My union branch undertook a survey after 12 months of lockdown. It found that two-thirds of staff were working more than the set 36 hours a week. More than half had experienced stress symptoms, and almost

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23 June 2021

Carmarthenshire: Fighting for trade union recognition at council-owned company

Plaid Cymru-led Carmarthenshire County Council needs to instruct Cwm Environmental to implement a Trade Union Recognition Agreement (TURA) immediately.

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12 May 2021

Norwich City Council workers vote for strike action over broken promises on pay and conditions

Workers who carry out vital services for Norwich City Council have overwhelmingly voted for industrial action.

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Thurrock council workers striking against pay cuts, photo by Dave Murray

14 April 2021

Thurrock council workers striking against pay cuts, photo Dave Murray

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9 December 2020

South London council workers vote to strike

Greenwich Council housing maintenance staff have returned a thumping 97% 'yes' vote for strike action in a ballot over plans to slash wages by up to £20,000

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19 August 2020

Support the Tower Hamlets council workers, vote for Hugo Pierre!

Hugo Pierre, candidate for Unison general secretary, supported council workers on strike against plans to re-engage them on worse terms and conditions

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22 July 2020

Hugely significant council workers' strike continues

On all six sites, workers have received a lot of support and solidarity

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8 July 2020

Tower Hamlets council workers strike against wholesale attack on terms and conditions

Council workers across all services in Tower Hamlets, east London, have been on strike against attacks on their terms and conditions.

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27 November 2019

End council cuts now, to end Tory austerity!

A decade of attacks on the working class has sharply hit local councils.

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19 June 2019

East London bin workers call 12-day strike over wage grades

Bin workers in Newham, east London could have lost over £20,000 each over the last decade

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1 May 2019

Union action needed to fight Tory Derbyshire Council cuts

Derbyshire's local government unions must respond with boldness and determination in the face of the Tory-controlled county council's latest round of austerity.

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1 May 2019

Worcester: Fightback against library cuts

The third instalment in the campaign to see off the cuts to services at St John's library, Worcester, took place on 20 April when 30 protesters gathered outside the library itself.

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20 March 2019

Victory for Birmingham bin workers

Meeting discusses fight to win other disputes and save services in the city

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20 February 2019

Unite union London council workers back Enfield Labour no-cuts call

London local government workers' representatives have agreed to support Enfield North Constituency Labour Party's no-cuts campaign

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30 January 2019

Coxford ward byelection: No to cuts - defend our vital services

Following the resignation of independent anti-cuts councillor for Coxford Ward, Keith Morrell, Southampton Socialist Party has selected Sue Atkins to contest the forthcoming byelection.

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12 December 2018

Hull council workers fight to protect sick pay

Workers for Kingstown Works Ltd (KWL) in Hull have started a campaign to protect their sick pay scheme with a lobby of Hull North constituency Labour Party (CLP).

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24 October 2018

Council workers - historic strike for equal pay

Glasgow council workers made history by striking for equal pay

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12 September 2018

Reading council plans privatisation - set a no-cuts budget instead!

Reading Borough Council plans to privatise many of its key services. Bins, parks, road maintenance, housing benefit payments and council tax support are all at risk.

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29 August 2018

East Dunbartonshire council workers back further strikes

Unison, GMB and Unite members in East Dunbartonshire council took four days of coordinated strike action at the end of June against the Tory and Lib Dem administration's cuts programme - including a major assault on workers' terms and conditions.

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8 December 2017

Local government pay: fight for the 5% claim, fully funded

Over a million council and school workers have been waiting to see if there would be any relief from their constant falling living standards as they have watched their pay fall by 21% in real terms since 2010.

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