Two-day strike to start tomorrow at Scottish Water in pay row
UNISON, the union which represents more than 1,000 workers at Scottish Water, where it is the largest union, has announced that staff will take strike action tomorrow and Wednesday 23 April.
Scottish Water employees start industrial action today after failure to reach agreement on pay
Scottish Water says it has put plans in place to protect essential services for customers ahead of industrial action due to start this Friday and run until Monday.
Water companies face strike action over pension scheme protests
Anglian Water and United Utilities are facing the prospect of strike action later this week as a result of union protests over the closure of final salary pension schemes.
United Utilities staff to strike next week in pension dispute
Members of the GMB Union at United Utilities will take strike action for 27 hours next week from 5 am on Friday 19th to 8am Saturday 20th February in a long running dispute over its pension scheme.
GMB unions meet today to discuss United Utilities pensions dispute
United Utilities is facing the prospect of industrial action in a pensions dispute when the joint unions meet today to agree a joint response to United Utilities proposals to close its defined benefit pension scheme.
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