Thousands strike in pay dispute
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Council workers are staging a 24-hour walkout over pay, disrupting local services such as schools, bin collections and ferry crossings.
About 200,000 members of the GMB, Unite and Unison unions were due to take part in the strike after rejecting a 2.5% deal over the next three years.
About 200,000 members of the GMB, Unite and Unison unions were due to take part in the strike after rejecting a 2.5% deal over the next three years.
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Hmmm... aren't they lucky to be in a job instead of not being made redundant in this current economic climate?
Get real...a job is bonus at the moment, a payrise demand enforced with blackmail and threats does nothing for the workers standing in the eyes of the public, especially those who HAVE recently been made redundant!!
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C'mon, prices have rocketed in the last 12 months - food, petrol and energy - and by much more than the 2.5% pay increase offered. Indeed, inflation is 'officially' at 4.4% and that's with the Govt's massaged figures. These people are already on low pay - why should they settle for even less, particularly in today's economic climate?
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