This result – a pay rise of up to 10 per cent – just goes to show the importance of being a union member and of standing together to fight for better pay, says GMB

GMB union set to ballot borough's refuse and recycling workers for strike action over pay

We need Swindon Council need to meet us for constructive talks because the service is struggling after the loss of highly skilled, specialist mental health practitioners, to the…

Our members are demanding equal pay for equal work and an end to outsourcing which they see as an institutionally racist practice says GMB

The dispute remains unresolved, and GMB is willing to talk to the council at any time, through ACAS, to find a resolution, says GMB  

GMB have offered emergency cover several times to Swindon Borough Council officers, who are unfortunately just not interested in talking to us about it, says GMB Union

Swindon Borough Council managers have told GMB members that they will be deducting 7 days pay for the first week of the strike from all staff, even for those who are on holiday,…

Meetings with Swindon Borough Council were constructive but there are still fundamental parts of the dispute to be resolved, says GMB

The council has confirmed to GMB in a meeting they plan to use agency workers during the strike and the union’s legal advice says this is illegal.

The strike seems destined to continue into September after Councillor Baldock’s stated intention of talks at ACAS have failed to materialise, says GMB