Industrial action by council staff and school support staff due to take place next week has been called off.
The action was part of a planned national strike in a row over pay. Members of Unison, Unite and the GMB were due to walk out next Tuesday. The three unions say they’ve decided to suspend the strike action and consult members on new proposals put forward by the Local Government Association as the “best achievable” by negotiation.
A statement from the three unions said,
“All three unions have made it clear that they want to strengthen the collective bargaining machinery covering local government and schools and move quickly to jointly tackle important issues facing their members with the Local Government Association.
“Members covered by the National Joint Council for Local Government have the lowest pay in the public sector and have suffered significant attacks on their conditions of work in recent years.
“The unions will now move forward together to consult their members.”
Article edit: Amended teaching staff to school support staff
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