Unions maintain protests over pay cuts

U.K.

The Unison and Unite trade unions have organized further strike action against Southampton City Council in the south of England in protest at pay cuts imposed in the summer. Over 4,000 workers were affected by the cuts when the council sacked them and re-employed them on contracts with inferior pay and conditions. Unison members have also been taking strike action over pay cuts at Shropshire County Council in the Midlands while the union has managed to regain recognition at Plymouth City Council in the south west of England.
Read more at > Unite (EN)
And at > Unison (EN)
And at > Unison on Shropshire
And at > Unison on Plymouth

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