Greenwich Council has been accused of threatening to fire and rehire workers in its housing repairs department, who have announced two more strikes in a dispute over pay and conditions. Nearly 150 members of the Unite union walked out for two days last week in protest at plans to restructure the troubled department. Workers also […]
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Greenwich leisure provider’s six-month ‘unpaid career break’ offer criticised by union
An offer for library and leisure centre workers in Greenwich to take six months of unpaid leave, on the promise that they would have a job when they return, has been criticised by a union. Unite, one of the UK’s largest unions, blasted the plans by Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) for thousands of its staff to […]
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Social care staff plan strike over Greenwich Council Telecare cuts
Greenwich Council staff are threatening to strike from 13 September over cuts to its Telecare service, which is used by 2,000 vulnerable people in the borough. The Unite union says that people who call for help will be visited by one person instead of two from Monday, while charges of £6 per week will be […]
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Greenwich libraries dispute – GLL chief Mark Sesnan responds
Greenwich Council’s libraries were transferred to leisure provider GLL yesterday, but the dispute over the move continues. Strike action yesterday and today was cancelled by the Unite union after a legal threat from GLL, although Unite says 11 out of the borough’s 13 libraries were closed during the last two days of their management by […]
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