Social workers to go on two-week strike over removal of unsocial hours payments

Social workers will take a fortnight of strike action from next week in protest at the removal of their unsocial hours payments.
Emergency duty service (EDS) staff at Swindon council will walk out for two weeks from 31 August, the GMB has said.
The union said the seven social workers and managers would be about £700 a month worse off due to the authority’s decision to cut the 20% top-up from 1 September, on the back of a pay and grading review.
It said the cut would force staff to le