Ballot result means the Isle of Wight waste contractor Amey’s operatives and drivers will walk out on the 13th of June for an initial first phase of two weeks.  

We aren’t that far away from a deal and our door remain open, but for now on the strike will continue, says GMB Union

Our members are not going to back down until the employer have a proper sit down with us to discuss their demands, says GMB

The council’s website seems to be suggesting that negotiations are underway and that talks are being held, which is simply not the case, says union

GMB members, working as domestics, porters and housekeepers for Sodexo at Queen Mary Hospital in Roehampton will demonstrate tomorrow (11 May) over cuts. 

Refuse workers on the island are being offered the same rates as trainees receive on the mainland, says GMB Union

Strike ballot closes on Friday 13 - it’s looking like it’s going to be an unlucky day for Mitie, says GMB Union

GMB, the union for Waste, Recycling, Street Operatives and Drivers, are calling upon Hastings & Rother Labour councillors to insist Biffa immediately cease using St Leonards depot…

Talks between Biffa and the union were hoped to be poised to end next week’s action, but the company’s final offer falls short of the workers’ expectations, says GMB