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| GMB council and school workers vote to join strike day | GMB council and school workers vote to join strike day |
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| Members of the GMB union will join a day of action that could see more than one million workers on strike in total. | Members of the GMB union will join a day of action that could see more than one million workers on strike in total. |
| The GMB said council and school workers voted by three to one to walk out on 10 July over a pay offer worth 1% to most. | The GMB said council and school workers voted by three to one to walk out on 10 July over a pay offer worth 1% to most. |
| The date is significant because it has been earmarked as a general day of protest over government policy on cutting public sector costs and jobs. | The date is significant because it has been earmarked as a general day of protest over government policy on cutting public sector costs and jobs. |
| Members of public service union Unison have already voted to strike over pay on the same day. | Members of public service union Unison have already voted to strike over pay on the same day. |
| The National Union of Teachers has also voted to strike on 10 July, raising the prospect of disruption in schools across England and Wales. | |
| The government is now facing a walkout by more than a million public sector workers next month, including council staff, school support workers, teachers and civil servants. | |
| GMB national officer Brian Strutton said its members - in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - had "spoken loud and clear". | GMB national officer Brian Strutton said its members - in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - had "spoken loud and clear". |
| 'Ignored and undervalued' | 'Ignored and undervalued' |
| "We have tried sensible discussions, we've sought to negotiate reasonably, we've said we are willing to accept Acas arbitration rather than go on strike - but to everything we've tried, the employers have said no. So we have no choice," he said. | "We have tried sensible discussions, we've sought to negotiate reasonably, we've said we are willing to accept Acas arbitration rather than go on strike - but to everything we've tried, the employers have said no. So we have no choice," he said. |
| "GMB members serving school meals, cleaning streets, emptying bins, looking after the elderly, helping children in classrooms and in all the other vital roles serving our communities are fed-up with being ignored and undervalued." | "GMB members serving school meals, cleaning streets, emptying bins, looking after the elderly, helping children in classrooms and in all the other vital roles serving our communities are fed-up with being ignored and undervalued." |
| He added: "Their pay has gone up only 1% since 2010 and in October even the national minimum wage will overtake local authority pay scales. | He added: "Their pay has gone up only 1% since 2010 and in October even the national minimum wage will overtake local authority pay scales. |
| "Their case is reasonable, the employers won't listen and don't care. No wonder they have turned to strike action as the only way of making their voices heard. | "Their case is reasonable, the employers won't listen and don't care. No wonder they have turned to strike action as the only way of making their voices heard. |
| "With other unions involved too, 10 July looks like being the second biggest dispute ever, with up to two million workers on strike." | "With other unions involved too, 10 July looks like being the second biggest dispute ever, with up to two million workers on strike." |
| There were 26,281 votes in favour of strike action and 9,799 against, on a turnout of 23%. |