Local government

Kirklees bin workers vote for indefinite strike

Kirklees bin workers, members of the Unison union, have voted to start an indefinite strike

Northamptonshire borough councils dissolve themselves

Borough councils in Northamptonshire overwhelmingly voted to effectively dissolve themselves last week.

It’s back to the picket lines for East Dunbartonshire

Workers at East Dunbartonshire council, which borders Glasgow, are preparing a return to the picket lines after negotiations broke down.

Glasgow council workers could strike for equal pay

Thousands of workers in Glasgow are preparing to build a huge result in a strike ballot that is part of a fight for equal pay

Northamptonshire council crisis means most vulnerable will pay

02 August 2018
Northamptonshire county council (NCC) is teetering on the edge of complete disaster, leaving lives at risk.

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Kirklees bins workers win their battle over bullying

24 July 2018
Bin workers in the Unison union at Kirklees council in West Yorkshire have won an important fight.

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Bins strike to stop racism and bullying

03 July 2018
Some 80 bin workers in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, began a six-day strike on Tuesday.

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Tories must deliver after pledge on Salford childcare

03 July 2018
Salford Save Our Nurseries Campaign is asking its supporters to join a lobby of education secretary Damien Hinds and minister Nadhim Zahawi.

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Workers shut down East Dunbartonshire council services over attacks on conditions

26 June 2018
A four-day strike has brought huge sections of East Dunbartonshire council to a standstill

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Reports round-up: No welcome for the Ineos fracking plan in Derbyshire

26 June 2018
Over 100 anti-fracking campaigners from North Derbyshire and beyond gathered outside Chesterfield Assembly Rooms last week.

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Unison conference cheers the workers who are fighting back

19 June 2018
Over 800 delegates attended the Unison union’s local government conference in Brighton on Sunday and Monday.

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