Refuse workers and street cleaners in Liverpool are set to strike later this month in a dispute over pay.
Members of Unite employed by Liverpool Streetscene Services Limited (LSSL) are due to walk out on Monday, January 23, to Saturday, January 28.
More than 80 workers are set to take part in the industrial action. They are mainly employed in refuse collection, street cleaning and parks and cemeteries.
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The staff are seeking a pay rise of 4% as well as a £1,000 hand out to offset the cost of living crisis.
LSSL is officially a private enterprise but it is wholly owned by Liverpool City Council.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Our members play a crucial role in keeping Liverpool clean and they deserve a fair days' pay. LSSL and Liverpool Council can’t sweep this issue under the carpet any longer.
"Our members at LSSL will be receiving Unite ’s total support throughout this dispute."
Unite regional officer Brian Troake said: "Unite’s members are taking industrial action as a last resort, as LSSL have refused to address their concerns about the decade long pay restraint and the cost of living crisis.
"Strike action will inevitably cause considerable disruption to refuse collection and other services across Liverpool but this dispute is entirely of LSSL’s own making."
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