Members of Unison could be joined by GMB and Unite, who announce their ballots next week - the Public and Commercial Services union is also polling its members
Britain faces one of its biggest days of industrial action for decades
after hundreds of thousands of local government workers voted to strike.
Members of Unison could be joined by the other major unions for a national day of protest against pay and cuts on July 10.
GMB and Unite will announce the result of their ballots next week, while the Public and Commercial Services union is also polling its members.
Members of the National Union of Teachers will also take industrial action on July 10, while firefighters have staged a series of walkouts over pensions and have not ruled out more.
And thousands of midwives and maternity support staff are currently being consulted on if they want a ballot for action .
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said the 24-hour walk out could end up being bigger than the General Strike of 1926.
More than 400,000 council and school workers voted 58.7% to 41.3% in favour of industrial action in protest at a 1% pay offer.
Staff have suffered three years of pay freezes followed by below-inflation rises in 2013 and 2014 and Mr Prentis, said: “We have a clear majority so a one-day strike will go ahead on July 10.
"We expect to be joined by other unions in local government.”
In addition to Unison’s 400,000, the day of action could see 70,000 Unite members and 150,000 GMB members in schools and local government walk out if they vote for industrial action this week.
They will be joined by as many as 300,000 teachers and 260,000 PCS members.
Mr Prentis said: “Many of our members are low-paid women earning barely above the minimum wage, who care for our children, our elderly and our vulnerable and they deserve better treatment.”
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Members of Unison could be joined by the other major unions for a national day of protest against pay and cuts on July 10.
GMB and Unite will announce the result of their ballots next week, while the Public and Commercial Services union is also polling its members.
Members of the National Union of Teachers will also take industrial action on July 10, while firefighters have staged a series of walkouts over pensions and have not ruled out more.
And thousands of midwives and maternity support staff are currently being consulted on if they want a ballot for action .
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said the 24-hour walk out could end up being bigger than the General Strike of 1926.
More than 400,000 council and school workers voted 58.7% to 41.3% in favour of industrial action in protest at a 1% pay offer.
Staff have suffered three years of pay freezes followed by below-inflation rises in 2013 and 2014 and Mr Prentis, said: “We have a clear majority so a one-day strike will go ahead on July 10.
"We expect to be joined by other unions in local government.”
In addition to Unison’s 400,000, the day of action could see 70,000 Unite members and 150,000 GMB members in schools and local government walk out if they vote for industrial action this week.
They will be joined by as many as 300,000 teachers and 260,000 PCS members.
Mr Prentis said: “Many of our members are low-paid women earning barely above the minimum wage, who care for our children, our elderly and our vulnerable and they deserve better treatment.”
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