More UNISON strike action in Cheshire West & Chester Council

UNISON members in West Cheshire & Chester Council are staging a 48 hour stoppage this weekend in a third wave of industrial action in protest at cuts to weekend working and other pay allowances.  Regional Organiser Maria Moss condemned the strikebreaking tactics of the Tory-led employer: "Using agency workers and others who were not familiar with clients needs, and paying non-striking staff double-pay has really rubbed salt in the wound for UNISON members who are already very angry." http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2012-05-12/council-workers-walk-out-in-chester/

4 Day Easter weekend strike in Cheshire West & Chester Council

In an escalation of the long running dispute over imposed cuts in pay and conditions at Cheshire West and Chester Council, all UNISON members have been called to strike from 6 April 2012 to 9 April 2012 inclusive. Those on strike include library staff, home care workers, housing network staff, civil enforcement officers, park rangers, central control officers, CCTV officers, streetscene operatives, children's home staff, social workers and family support workers.

GMB and Unite members are also taking part in the action. The Council's threat of an injunction to stop the strike was resisted by the union in the days leading up to Good Friday.

More strike action in Cheshire West & Chester Library Service

Yesterday, for the second Saturday in succession, UNISON's library members took strike action across West Cheshire in support of the union's industrial campaign against pay cuts imposed by a Tory led Council which is sitting on over £20m reserves.

UNISON escalates action in Cheshire West & Chester Council

From today UNISON members in Cheshire West and Chester Council will stop using their personal cars for work in a bid to force the Tory-led Council to re-open negotiations about imposed cuts in staff terms and conditions. Strike action is being taken for the next two Saturdays in libraries throughout the authority:
http://www.unisonnw.org.uk/
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For more on the dispute read:
http://unisonactive.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/fightback-begings-at-cheshire-west.html