Unite Strike At DSD Contracters

Unite members at DSD Contracting, Bedford, are on striek on Monday's and Fridays.

Unite members are angry the about the proposed changes to the terms and conditions of 15 plumbers and electricians at the housing maintenance division of the council.

The first day of industrial action took place last Friday and a second day is planned for Monday.

Unite's, Rich Gates said: “We are in dispute with DSD Contracting over proposed changes to my members’ terms and conditions.

“The changes are to the job codes their wages are made up from, these changes will leave my members in detriment to their earnings, and secondly changes to their shifts and the introduction of Saturday morning working which my members are totally opposed to.


“One solution is to delay these changes until my members are re-valuated as part of equal pay job evaluation planned for April or May this year, but the council is unwilling to delay both elements of these changes and that is why on Friday we started with a one day strike.”