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Strike action looms in pay row
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Thousands of local authority workers are threatening to strike over a pay row, it has been reported.
Industrial action by workers at Doncaster council has been threatened because staff say they are struggling with the soaring cost of living and the pay rise offered is not enough, according to the Doncaster Free Press.
Members of trade union Unison voted in favour of the strikes after rejecting a 2.45 per cent pay rise from Town Hall bosses.
Doncaster conveynor Russ Ballinger told the publication: "The pay offer is not adequate at the current time given the rising cost of living. Many of our members in the local authority are low paid workers who are hardest hit by fuel and food price increases."
According to the union, nearly 600,000 council workers – including binmen, dinner ladies, architects and surveyors – were balloted.
It added that almost 250,000 local authority workers earn less than £6.50 per hour and it is looking for a rise of around six per cent.
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Created on 25/06/2008 14:14:35
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