Local government

Sheffield bins strike goes all out to win
News

Sheffield bins strike goes all out to win

Recycling workers in the GMB union in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, began an indefinite strike last Saturday.
04 November 2014
News Image
News

Reject rotten local government pay proposal

The Unison, GMB and Unite unions are holding a consultative ballot of local government members in England and Wales over pay. 
04 November 2014
News Image
News

Workers vote to accept local government deal in Scotland

Local government workers in Scotland have voted by more than two-thirds to accept a revised pay proposal from council bosses.
04 November 2014
News Image
News

Reject pay proposal in local government

Unison leaders face a serious kickback over their decision to call off a local government strike on 14 October.
28 October 2014
News Image
News

Victory for Sandwell Council workers as they beat back bosses’ pay cuts plan

Children’s admin workers at Sandwell Council have defeated bosses’ plans to downgrade their posts and cut their pay by up to £4,000 a year.
21 October 2014
Local government workers organise to throw out shoddy pay 'deals' and restart strikes
News

Local government workers organise to throw out shoddy pay ‘deals’ and restart strikes

A revolt is growing among local government workers after unions suspended strikes over pay.
21 October 2014
Council workers set to strike across Scotland
News

Council workers set to strike across Scotland

Some 80,000 public sector workers plan to strike across Scotland on Tuesday of next week. 
14 October 2014
Local government strike off but no concessions on pay
News

Local government strike off but no concessions on pay

A strike over pay by hundreds of thousands of local government workers scheduled for Tuesday of this week was suspended last week.
14 October 2014
Strikes can beat poverty pay in local government
News

Strikes can beat poverty pay in local government

Hundreds of thousands of local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were set to strike on Tuesday of next week.
07 October 2014
Property vultures are set for a killing on council homes
Background Check

Property vultures are set for a killing on council homes

The rich plan to snap up even more public land at the Mipim UK 2014 property fair - with the help of councillors
30 September 2014
Unison rejected poor pay proposal - Unite and GMB should too and build the strike
News

Unison rejected poor pay proposal – Unite and GMB should too and build the strike

Some 15 ballots of Unison union members in academy schools all backed strikes—and they will join the local government walkout on 14 October.
30 September 2014
News Image
News

Bin workers are back out in Brighton

Brighton and Hove refuse and recycling drivers were set to strike for a further three days as part of an ongoing dispute over pay and allowances.
23 September 2014