Swindon social workers confirm two week strike
It’s time for Swindon Borough Council to get serious, and negotiate a solution to this problem, rather than continuing to stick their heads in the sand, says GMB union
It’s time for Swindon Borough Council to get serious, and negotiate a solution to this problem, rather than continuing to stick their heads in the sand, says GMB union
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,…
The strike seems destined to continue into September after Councillor Baldock’s stated intention of talks at ACAS have failed to materialise, says GMB
A vote for strike action by every single person in the department sends a really clear message to Swindon Borough Council, says GMB, as 100 per cent of social workers in Emergency…
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
Swindon Council following the same path as Wiltshire Council, whose proposal was successfully blocked by GMB in December 2021
Piles of rubbish could be avoided if workers were only paid the going rate, says GMB
The only thing preventing any workforce from earning a pay rise which matches their pay aspirations is a lack of understanding of the power they have if they come together and…