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• Harlow refuse workers call off strikes after improved pay offer

  05-07-2022 15:17
  
  Last month, an overwhelming 97% of refuse workers backed walkouts in Harlow after enduring years of below-inflation deals, including 0% in 2021 and 0.4% in 2020, leaving loaders barely above the legal minimum wage.
  Workers rejected Veolia’s attempt to impose a 7% rise, saying it failed to keep up with the cost of living.
  The firm initially refused to talk to UNISON about pay but agreed to negotiate last week, tabling an improved offer of 2.5% backdated to January 2021 and 5.5% from January
  
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• UNISON out in force at London Pride

  05-07-2022 15:09
  
  UNISON hit the streets to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride in London. With a particularly strong presence from Greater London region and Westminster branch, UNISON purple was prominent in the sea of colour on Saturday.
  Marching from Hyde Park via Piccadilly to Horse Guard’s parade the event gave revellers “the opportunity for expression of celebration, joy and triumph but also the voice to rightly express the continued fight for those injustices and inequalities that exist amo
  
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