Following strike action, the trade union Unite has secured a 10.1% pay increase for waste workers employed by the Suez multinational in South Gloucestershire. Strike action against Suez also delivered in Somerset where the union won a 9% pay increase up from the original offer of 4.85%. Lengthy strike action by Unite in 2022 led to an agreement on pay but now the council is threatening cuts to the workers pay and conditions. The GMB trade union has also notched up successes, firstly in Winchester where the threat of strike action led to the Biffa company increasing pay with drivers now getting £ 15.50 (€ 18) an hour and loaders £ 12.00 (€ 14) an hour; and secondly in Ashford and Swalewhere workers are now on similar rates following the GMB’s negotiation of a 10% pay increase.
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