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STAFF at animal welfare charity RSPCA have voted to strike over the imposition of “detrimental” performance-pay contracts without consultation.
Staff allowances, especially for standby payments, would be reduced under the proposals, said the Unite union. An inspector could see a pay cut of up to £4,000 a year.
Staff voted by 73 per cent for strike action. Unite regional officer Jesika Parmar said that management had adopted a “bullying attitude” to get them to sign the new contracts by March 31.
NEU members at Woodfield School in north London are taking sustained industrial action against enforced cuts to learning support assistants’ hours and pay. MARY ADOSSIDES reports
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
Sharon Graham addresses the Unite policy conference after talks over the Birmingham bin strikes break down