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Suez bin workers in Swale and Ashford offered new pay deal after GMB Union threat of strike action in row over wages compared with Maidstone colleagues
11:14, 21 August 2024
updated: 12:12, 21 August 2024
Bin workers considering strike action have received an improved pay offer.
GMB Union has been balloting its members working for Suez, which took over Swale’s waste contract in March.
It comes after it emerged staff working in the borough, and Ashford, earned less than their counterparts in Maidstone.
For example, loaders there are on £13 per hour and drivers £17, while in Swale and Ashford, staff receive £12 and £15 respectively.
However, after receiving a new offer, GMB union members are now voting on whether to accept it.
KentOnline has approached GMB union for more information.
Suez has come under fire for its performance to date, with nearly 40,000 reports of missed collections up until July.
Swale council has set up an inquiry into the problems surrounding the new contract.
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