The Isle of Wight faces a bin strike as workers employed by Amey are balloted for industrial action.
When Amey workers received a below inflationary pay rise, they raised their concerns with management over how little this raised their pay.
Some workers were told if they wanted better pay, they should travel to the mainland.
Workers were further incensed when they discovered the pay increase offered only took their pay up to the rates advertised for ‘trainees’ on the mainland.
The strike ballot opens on 13 May and closes on 27 May.
Adrian Baker, GMB Regional Organiser, said:
“Our members on the Island are subject to the same inflation, interest rate rises, national insurance levels and all other increases employees across the country are subject to.
“It is hardly a surprise that Isle of Wight residents are second from bottom in the South of England when it comes to average pay earnings when an employer directly linked to the council thinks it can get away with this.
“It’s an embarrassing situation as the company are in partnership with Isle of Wight council on this contract which asks the question - do the council leadership endorse national employers coming to the island and paying trainee rates to Isle of Wight residents?
"The message in all of this is very simple; Island employees should not be forced by any employer into a choice of either accepting low rates of pay or told to get on a boat to provide for their families.
“GMB is ready and waiting to engage meaningfully with the employer on pay rates and await their request to do so.”
We have approached the Isle of Wight Council for a response.
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