• Sandwell leisure staff strike again over ‘fire and rehire’ tactics

    Sandwell leisure staff strike again over ‘fire and rehire’ tactics
    Swimming instructors, lifeguards, receptionists and other staff at the Sandwell Leisure Trust in the West Midlands took to the picket line at the Portway Lifestyle Centre this morning as they took further industrial action over changes to their contracts.
    The one-day strike is the third this year by employees of the trust, in response to new agreements affecting the pay of around 280. Support has come from three Labour councillors, who visited the picket line today,

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