Some 120 traffic wardens in Camden, north London, start five days of strike action today in a bid for improved pay.
The UNISON members – technically known as civil enforcement officers – are employed by a private company, NSL, on a contract from Camden council.
They are currently paid £10 an hour, below the London living wage of £10.20 an hour. They are taking action – for the third time since 2011 – in pursuit of a claim for a wage pf £11.15 an hour.
Last year, Camden council received a £26m “surplus” from parking tickets, which helps fund transport projects.
Commenting on the strike, Camden branch secretary Liz Wheatley said: “It is pretty scandalous that we can end up with a predominantly Black, low-paid workforce forced to have to take strike action every single time they want to try and get a pay increase.”
The article Camden wardens start five-day strike first appeared on the UNISON National site.
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