Tag Archives: Sharon Graham

14 NHS workers’ unions boycott ‘non-independent’ review body

Posted on January 11, 2023 by insidecroydon

Fourteen trades unions representing more than 1million nurses, ambulance staff, porters, healthcare assistants, physiotherapists and others working in the NHS in England, have today announced that they are withdrawing from the NHS Pay Review Body process. One union leader has … Continue reading →

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Union calls on Mayor Khan to intervene in TfL pension dispute

Posted on November 9, 2022 by insidecroydon

Strikes will hit London’s transport network tomorrow as Unite members at Transport for London, London Underground and Croydon Trams take action to defend their pensions, pay and jobs. Due to shift patterns, services could also be hit on Friday, November … Continue reading →

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Tram workers to join Tube staff in strike action on Aug 19

Posted on August 12, 2022 by insidecroydon

More than 1,000 Transport for London and London Underground workers will take strike action next Friday, August 19, in a dispute over pay, pensions and jobs. They include workers on the Croydon Trams. The workers, members of the Unite union, … Continue reading →

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London bus drivers to take strike action on same day as Tube

Posted on August 6, 2022 by insidecroydon

Trades union Unite has called for a bus strike in London in two weeks’ time – including on the same day as a planned Tube and Overground strike. More than 1,600 bus drivers are set to join the take strike … Continue reading →

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South London bins strike looks set to drag on into August

Posted on July 13, 2022 by insidecroydon

It is turning into a very long, hot and particularly smelly summer in Tory-controlled Bexley, where a bins strike has today been extended by a further fortnight, until at least August 7. Unite, the trades union representing striking refuse workers … Continue reading →

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Bins strike called off after Veolia agree to increase staff pay

Posted on June 14, 2022 by insidecroydon

The Croydon bins strike, due to start on Thursday in a dispute over “poverty pay”, has been called off after the council’s rubbish contractors, Veolia, finally agreed an improved pay deal for some of their poorest-paid workers. The strike was … Continue reading →

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Croydon bin lorry workers call for three-week strike action

Posted on June 8, 2022 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s going to get a whole lot more stinking this summer, as bin lorry workers are set to go on strike for three weeks in a dispute over what their union calls “poverty pay”. More than 100 workers with rubbish … Continue reading →

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Veolia’s low-paid Croydon workers balloted over strike action

Posted on May 10, 2022 by insidecroydon

Some of Croydon’s rubbish contractor Veolia’s lowest-paid workers are being balloted over strike action. The Unite trades union is asking around 100 refuse workers employed by Veolia as drivers, loaders and sweepers whether they are prepared to take part in … Continue reading →

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