Bristol City Council workers to be balloted on strike action in pay dispute

Local authority workers in Bristol are to be balloted for strikes in a dispute over pay.

Members of Unite at a number of councils in England will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action.

Around 1,000 workers are involved in the dispute, mainly involved in housing maintenance work, such as plumbing and heating engineering.

Workers at the following councils will be balloted initially over the issues: Durham, Leeds, Stoke, Dudley, Southwark, Newham and Bristol, but Unite said it is possible that more councils will follow.

The union has rejected a 3.2% pay offer.

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