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South London bins strike looks set to drag on into August
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
Posted in Bexley, Business, Environment, Refuse collection
Tagged Bexley, Bexley Council, Countrystyle Recycling, Sharon Graham, Unite, Unite the Union
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Bins strike called off after Veolia agree to increase staff pay
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
Croydon bin lorry workers call for three-week strike action
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
Unison warns Kerswell not to play blame game with workers
‘Our members did not cause this mess… our members did not approach the council’s finances with “corporate blindness”.’ Unions are gearing up for a battle to protect frontline jobs, WALTER CRONXITE reports Katherine Kerswell, Croydon’s interim CEO, has been put … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Report in the Public Interest, Section 114 notice
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Laura O'Hara, London Borough of Croydon, S114, Section 114, Unison, Unite the Union
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Union says it will oppose cuts to council staff pay conditions
The council’s frontline workers must not be made scapegoats for the errors of highly paid executive directors and the council’s leadership, trades union Unite has warned. Unite represents staff in parks, social services and CCTV. The union also has hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Section 114 notice
Tagged Clare Keogh, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, S114, Section 114, Unite the Union
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Croydon Central open primary: Katherine McGuirk
Unite union member Katherine McGuirk is a strong candidate with two decades of experience as a senior local councillor in Barnet, working as a researcher for Labour MPs in parliament and a “real life” extended career in retail at John … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon Central
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Electoral district, Labour, London, Politics, Unite, Unite the Union
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