Schools could close and bins left to overflow this winter as Unite opens ballot on strike action
Available on both Android and Apple. Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialDubbed an insult by unions, the pay deal would, they argue, amount to an additional 3p per hour (before tax) for those earning below £25k and nothing for the remaining 45 per cent of the workforce.Unite, together with GMB and Unison - who represent the vast majority of workers at Renfrewshire Council - are instead demanding that all staff receive a flat rate increase of £2,000 or a six per cent uplift on pay.Wendy Dunsmore, Unite industrial officer, said the deal failed to recognise the incredible sacrifices made by social care workers, school staff and other council workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.“Unite’s local government membership have demonstrated