Care home workers announce strike in protest over pay
Care home staff have voted for industrial action and will strike from 29 June to 12 July to protest against pay proposals.
Care staff at St Monica’s Trust will protest at the picket line, with Unison backing, after announcing a series of strikes.
The first strike takes place on 29 June, with further action planned for 2, 5, 10 and 11 July in the Trust’s care homes across South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, and Bath and North East Somerset.
Trade union giant Unison has claimed weekend pay rates for staff will be cut for senior care workers by 21 per cent under new proposals, while other staff are being asked to take a 10 per cent hit to their salaries – amounting to a £400 a month pay cut.