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Council workers have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay, the union Unison has announced. Council workers have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over pay, the union Unison has announced.
The strike ballot came after hundreds of thousands of members rejected a 2.45% pay offer. Members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland voted by 55% to strike, after rejecting a 2.45% pay offer.
Alistair Darling said he wanted people from the "boardroom to the shop floor" to take pay rises "consistent" with the government's 2% inflation target. Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said this was "a clear message" to employers "that our members are willing to fight for a decent pay rise".
David Cameron said the government is going to have to be "extremely tough" on unions to avert a wave of strikes. The union's negotiators will make a decision about what action to recommend to the national strike committee later.
The vote comes after Chancellor Alistair Darling said he wanted people from the "boardroom to the shop floor" to take pay rises "consistent" with the government's 2% inflation target.
Conservative leader David Cameron warned the government it was going to have to be "extremely tough" on unions to avert a wave of strikes.