Warrington Refuse Workers (UNITE) Strike Calendar
Strike Type: Council
Latest Updates (4)
The deal includes a dispute resolution payment as well as improvements to terms and conditions and the creation of a number of permanent full time roles for those on temporary seasonal contracts.
Warrington council has lost its High Court attempt to block industrial action by its refuse drivers. The council’s case was that the workers’ strike action was unlawful as the dispute was no longer about pay. The council tried to use the extra hurdles placed in the way of legitimate strike action by the Conservative’s Trade Union Act of 2016.
The High Court ruling however confirmed that there was an “industrial reality” and the union had not, in seeking to find alternative and innovative ways to settle the dispute, breached the law. This means that the council workers who have been in dispute for many months have the right to continue their struggle to secure a fair pay settlement from their employer.
The first phase of strike action at Warrington began on 3 October and is due to end on 16 October. Unite has now notified Warrington of further strikes from 24 October Until 6 November.
In February the National Employers offered council staff a £1,925 pay increase from 1 April, which equated to a 9.42% pay rise for the lowest paid who currently earn £20,411. Those on pay points above the pay spine were offered 3.88%. But the refuse workers rejected the national pay offer, which Unite says amounts to a real terms pay cut because it is below the rate of inflation.
The strike will begin on Tuesday 3 October and end on Monday 16 October and Unite is not ruling out further action. The 50 plus workers have rejected the national pay offer of a flat rate increase of £1,925. The offer is below the rate of inflation and amounts to a real terms pay cut.
38 Strike Dates 0 Planned