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SERCO workers in North Norfolk and Breckland have accepted a double-digit pay rise, putting an end to the threat of more refuse strikes, their union said today.
Refuse, street cleansing, grounds maintenance and cleansing workers approved the two-year deal that includes a 20 per cent rise for the lowest-paid staff.
And HGV drivers have won a new basic rate of £14.31 an hour from April 2023, rising from £10.56 in March 2022.
Roger McKenzie talks to general secretary of Unison CHRISTINA McANEA about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on members, the local government funding emergency and the threat of Reform UK
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK