Strike motion in Ards and North Down councils have been deserted after GMB members voted in favour of revised pay provide.
The commerce union mentioned the very last thing anybody wished was a strike, however these staff have been determined says GMB Union
GMB have been within the technique of balloting members for industrial motion in a dispute over pay.
However any walkout has been stopped after Ards and North Down Borough Council and the union members from GMB, NIPSA and Unite struck a deal.
To help workers within the present financial disaster pay grades will probably be lifted by one increment for all eligible grades. This can take impact as from April 1, 2022.
The Council will make two hardship funds of £666 gross to eligible workers.
The primary cost is because of be made in October 2022 and the second cost round April 1, 2023.
Alan Perry, GMB Organiser, mentioned: “The very last thing anybody wished was a strike in Ards and North Down. However these staff have been determined.
“This deal is welcome and can assist staff maintain a roof over their heads – though it is not going to make up for 20 years of actual phrases pay cuts they’ve suffered.”