10 January 2020
Victory in Sandwell bin dispute
This is a win for our members, for the general public and for common sense.
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Latest Local Government News
9 January 2020
GMB serves notice of Sandwell bin collector industrial…
GMB has served notice of industrial action by Sandwell bin collectors after last ditch talks broke…
6 January 2020
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Bin strike brewing after Serco ignores ignores own…
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17 December 2019
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25 November 2019
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24 July 2019
Unions call for a 10% pay rise for local government…
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