Harlow Housing Maintenance (UNITE) Strike Calendar
Strike Type: Council
Latest Updates (3)
The workers have now accepted a deal that includes a non-consolidated payment of £1,500 for all employees earning less than £40,000. The deal will also see a complete review of all job roles by the Local Government Association to ensure the workers are paid the correct salaries.
Low paid outsourced workers employed by a council-owned firm are striking for better pay, after finding that their wages are significantly lower than those of workers at other local authorities. The strikes have severely disrupted housing repairs and maintenance, street cleaning, grounds maintenance, cleaning and caretaking of council buildings and parks, and gardening services. The council is refusing to negotiate, despite its latest financial report recording assets of £63 million on 31 March 2022, an increase of £19 million from the year before.
The workers at Harlow Council-owned HTS, which is wholly owned by the district council, have begun strike action in late February over pay being less than workers doing the same jobs at other local authorities. The workers are demanding a cost-of-living payment and for their pay bands to be re-graded so they are brought up to industry standards.
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