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01/08/2014
Govt Workers Announce Strike Action For 14 October
Strike action has been announced by council workers in October, in a dispute over pay.
Unison, Unite and GMB workers in Northern Ireland, England and Wales, have announced that they will "escalate" the pay dispute with the srike on 14 October. It is understood that almost 1 million workers are represented by the three unions.
The unions claim that local government workers have taken a real-terms pay cut of 20% since 2010.
(MH/CD)
Unison, Unite and GMB workers in Northern Ireland, England and Wales, have announced that they will "escalate" the pay dispute with the srike on 14 October. It is understood that almost 1 million workers are represented by the three unions.
The unions claim that local government workers have taken a real-terms pay cut of 20% since 2010.
(MH/CD)
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