A strike by more than 300 construction workers at Dundee City Council is going ahead.
All-out strike action by joiners, plumbers, electricians, labourers and scaffolders was set to begin today for three weeks, followed by daily action until 23 June.
Unite the union says 95% of the workers voted in favour of the strike campaign against plans by the council to privatise services and in protest against a system used to track vehicles.
However, the council denies it is planning to outsource the services and says the vehicle tracking system has been in use for some years to safeguard staff, manage our fleet as efficiently as possible for the benefit of residents.
The union’s general secretary Sharon Graham said: ‘Unite’s trades workers at Dundee City Council are determined to hold management to account over outsourcing plans.
‘The strike action will initially last for three weeks before further action is taken unless the council drop this disastrous proposal.
‘Unite will stand up for the jobs, pay and conditions of our members, and we will fight to ensure these services remain in public hands.’
A spokesperson for the council said: ‘We remain in dialogue with trade union representatives to reach a resolution on the issues raised, and continue to believe they can be resolved without the need for strike action.’
