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Leeds binmen strike: New round of talks planned
Talks resume tomorrow to try to end the Leeds bin strike, now in its tenth week.
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In recent days both sides in the dispute have indicated some increased optimism that a deal could be achieved.
Representatives of the GMB and Unison trade unions and council bosses
will continue the talks opened last week following a meeting between the unions and joint council leaders Coun Richard Brett and Coun Andrew Carter.
The strike was sparked by a new pay and grading structure drawn up by the council, in consultation with trade unions, to meet a new equal pay agreement that people doing work rated as of equal value are paid the same.
The jobs of about 23,000 workers were evaluated and while the majority received a pay rise or saw their wages remain the same, refuse collection staff were the big losers, facing an annual pay cut of up to 4,500 from February 2011.
Council bosses last month offered a deal they said would allow them to ensure the projected wage loss was reduced to about 200, providing a number of productivity targets were met.
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Friday 25 May 2012
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