GMB believe these staff members are at least £5 per hour underpaid, says union

Ballot result means the Isle of Wight waste contractor Amey’s operatives and drivers will walk out on the 13th of June for an initial first phase of two weeks.  

We aren’t that far away from a deal and our door remain open, but for now on the strike will continue, says GMB Union

Civil enforcement officers across the county will be out on strike again on Tuesday 17 May after Wiltshire Council once again refuse talks with GMB union

Refuse workers on the island are being offered the same rates as trainees receive on the mainland, says GMB Union

To be clear Biffa’s offer is well short of our members expectations, but we still felt it right to pause strike action whilst our members consider it says GMB Southern.

Ultimately, it will be down to the members whether this offer goes far enough for them to accept the offer and end the strike says GMB Union 

Social workers would lose around £7,000 per year, and traffic wardens would lose about £2,000 per year, says GMB Union.

GMB, the union for the refuse and recycling sector, have commenced a strike ballot over pay for members at Biffa’s East Sussex Joint Waste Partnership depots at their Hailsham…

Ending walk-outs and stopping rubbish pile up was within the grasp of the council if they showed real willingness to meet, says GMB Union