Emergency duty social workers resume strike following pause
Emergency duty service (EDS) social workers have resumed ongoing strike action over their pay arrangements after pausing it for talks with employers.
The GMB members have walked out every day since midnight on Monday (4 September) after cancelling planned strikes last weekend.
The seven practitioners are currently planning to strike every day up to and including Sunday 17 September, followed by every weekend until the New Year.
While the union has acknowledged that Swindon Council has offered st
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