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Harlow council workers to escalate strikes for pay justice

HTS workers say bosses are treating them shabbily
12 April 2023
A large picket line of strikers, mostly women, in purple Unison tabards and flags, stand outside south gloucestershire council building
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Council workers round-up: vote over joining pay fight

Unison, Unite and GMB members are balloting
11 April 2023
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Five weeks of passport strikes + Norfolk rebellion

Action scheduled for 3 April to 5 May
21 March 2023
Croydon council building
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Croydon’s third bankruptcy means misery

400,000 residents affected
28 November 2022
Group of women Jacob's strikers with orange and black GMB union flags
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Escalation at Jacob’s + Stepping up at Polyflor + GE Power

Workers' fights in Liverpool, Manchester and Rugby
25 October 2022
30 strikers in yellow and orange hi-vis clothing with GMB and Unite union flags
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Union leaders halt Scottish council strikes for offer that’s a big pay cut

Workers should reject the latest offer
04 September 2022
Six very resolute Edinburgh refuse strike pickets in yellow hi-vis jackets in front of banner reading Cosla living crisis
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Edinburgh refuse strike opens a wider fightback

The festivals and fringe are litter-strewn
22 August 2022
20 Newham bin workers in yellow hi-vis jackets discuss their strike plans
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New wave of bin strikes + UCU Rising + Reach and The Scotsman

There's a big list of Scottish strikes
15 August 2022
workers strikes pay
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Local government workers need to fight to win on pay

Fight for more
02 August 2022
Surrey strike. Three pickets in orange jackets and with big GMB union flags stand outside a bin depot
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Surrey bin strikers stand firm over pay

Workers began a three-week strike
02 August 2022
Workers in blue Hackney council uniform march with red Unite flags. One marcher, at the front, is speaking into a microphone
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Hackney council strikers take pay fight to the streets

Reports from Hackney, Kirklees and Scotland
26 July 2022
A line of orange-jacketed postal Royal Mail workers with placards saying 'I'm voting yes' to a strike
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New Royal Mail ballot + Unison HE ballot + round-up

Union members have to organise to win these important ballots
25 July 2022