Council & Schools Workers Have Your Say On Your Pay!

The campaign for a properly funded pay rise for local government and school workers

Work in a Local Authority? A Council? A School? An Academy? Perhaps you deliver a service in Local Government?

GMB joint Local Government and Schools Committee representatives will be balloting in your area soon on Industrial Action.

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Latest news

19 Nov 2021

Sheffield bin strike cancelled as workers accept better deal

GMB Union members at Veolia stood together in an act of solidarity to achieve pay justice

15 Nov 2021

Sandwell bin collectors vote to suspend strikes after emergency talks

More than 100 workers postpone industrial action after last ditch meeting with Serco

15 Nov 2021

Sandwell bin workers begin 12 days of 'strikemas'

More than 130 workers continue industrial action over public safety say GMB Union

12 Nov 2021

Sheffield bin strikes suspended after new pay offer

GMB Members will now vote on whether to accept new deal

11 Nov 2021

Birmingham faces 'another equal pay crisis'

GMB urges people not to sign any equal pay settlement

09 Nov 2021

Bin workers in Sheffield vote to strike permanently

Refuse collectors in the Steel City will be on strike all day, every day until this dispute is resolved

27 Oct 2021

12 days of strike-mas: Sandwell refuse workers to walk out over festive period

Strikes will continure over Christmas until ‘death-trap’ tip is made safe for public

20 Oct 2021

Sheffield refuse collectors vote to strike over pay

More than 200,000 homes could be affected as refuse collectors fight for pay to keep pace with cost of living

20 Oct 2021

Brighton bin strike over after council and GMB agree deal

Lowest paid council staff across the city will get a pay rise after GMB members stuck up for themselves

15 Oct 2021

Council and school staff deserve increased pay offer

Unions representing council and school support staff have today urged employers to return to pay talks with an improved offer as they prepare for industrial action over “inadequate” pay proposals.

Months of disruption to local government services could lie ahead, but the unions say councils have it within their gift to prevent community services being badly affected if they give workers the proper pay rise they deserve.

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