Council and school workers deserve much more than below-inflation pay offer as strike ballot begins

UNISON will today (Wednesday) begin to ballot more than a third of a million council and school staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for strike action over their “inadequate” pay offer.
The union is recommending employees – including refuse collectors, teaching assistants and social workers – vote ‘yes’ to strike action.
These workers have kept services running in local communities throughout the difficult months of the pandemic and deserve a decent ri