A mass meeting was taking place at Bradford City Hall today as the Council staff protest about plans by the authority to slash their vehicle allowance by nearly half.
Unison has called the meeting to find out what members want to do about the essential car allowance changes which they claim will make life impossible for those using their car every day such as workers who clean up roads after accidents and social workers.
And the union, which represents more than 10,000 workers in the district, is warning that strike action or working to rule is a real possibility if the Council pushes ahead with changes to the allowance.
According to Unison, an essential car worker driving 5,000 miles annually gets £3,490 per year made up of £1,170 plus 5,000 miles at 46.4p. Under the new proposals they will get £846 plus 5,000 miles at 22.5p, equating to £1,971.
Unison’s meeting takes place in the council chamber from 12.15pm to 1.15pm.
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