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Council staff begin strike action


16/ 7/2008

TAMESIDE Council workers today began a two-day strike over pay.

The council says the actiojn by members of Unison could leave residents without some services such as bin collection.

However, the union said it had no option but to strike - along with other members nationally - because of what it calls a derisory pay offer from the government of 2.4 per cent.

Pickets with placards staged demonstrations outside Stalybridge Resource Centre in Waterloo Road and outside Frederick House in Hyde. Pickets are planned for other venues across the borough today and tomorrow (Thursday).


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   If they do get the % increase they are looking for, they will have to fund it with job cuts. I'm certainly not funding it with further local tax increases ...my loaf of bread costs the same as theirs. The unfortunate thing is, my employment is in the private sector, so strike action isn't a norm for an increase in salary. Watch this space, they will be up in arms when the local councils start to look for a 20% reduction in the workforce ...but, those who remain in employment after the cuts wont give a stuff about their dismissed colleges. Its call sod you Jack, I'm ok.
Pentest 2, Hyde
20/07/2008 at 11:12
   they have some cheek this lot,good wages,good holidays, good pentions,good working conditions,flexy time in some cases.how many jobs will pay full wages up to six months then half pay.when your off sick make them all self employed it would kill half of them to do a days HARD GRAFT. the only workers that deserve a rise are the poor cleaners and street cleaners.
frustrated of stalybridge
17/07/2008 at 20:18
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