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

Going on strike is always the last resort and we are delighted that this result was secured without causing any undue inconvenience to the residents of West Berkshire, says GMB…

GMB Union members supported each other through massive strike and won a 12 per cent pay rise.

What Canterbury Council and their contractor are paying workers to break the strike exceeds what it would cost them to resolve the dispute, says GMB

The Canterbury refuse strike will now be extended to 1 October after Canenco refuse to alter already-rejected offer

A meeting took place this morning between GMB and Canenco, the Canterbury waste contractor, chaired by ACAS

It is clear the two sides are not that far apart, so getting the Council, Canenco and GMB in a room with ACAS and thrashing out a deal has to make sense, says GMB union

It’s about time more energy was put into getting around the negotiation table at Acas to resolve the dispute rather than using Tory Anti-Union Laws to try to undermine the strike,…

Settling the strike by paying bin workers the local market rates of £12 an hour for loaders and £15 an hour for drivers would be much more popular than having even more councillors…

Our members are not making unreasonable demands, just for the market pay rates agreed in neighbouring authorities, such as Dover, Folkestone, Ashford and Swale, says GMB