Coventry City Council youth workers to strike for 11th time

Coventry City Council’s 40 part-time youth workers are to walk out on 5 February, affecting 22 youth clubs.

This will be the 11th time they have walked out in the current dispute, making it the longest-ever industrial action by youth workers in the UK, according to the Coventry Telegraph.

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The dispute has arisen because of council plans to cut salaries, reduce hours and outsource some services to the private sector.

Unite union youth spokesman Doug Nicholls said: “For some of our low-paid members, these new contracts will mean a £10,000-a-year reduction in salary”.