Parking wardens win pay increase after strike

The parking wardens have won the pay increase after the six-week strike

Parking wardens who went on strike for a total of six weeks will get a pay rise as part of a three-year settlement.

Unite said nearly 40 wardens who work in Reading took the strike action as part of efforts to negotiate the "significant pay increase".

Reading Borough Council's parking enforcement is outsourced to Canada-based company Modaxo but work is carried out by its UK-based business Trellint.

The trade union said the council had been "losing hundreds of thousands of pounds in lost parking revenue and fines" as a result of the strike.

It said that the wardens were being paid the minimum wage despite living in one of the most expensive areas of the country.

Unite regional officer Richard White said the workers should be "commended".

"They took six weeks of strike action to get their employer Modaxo to come back to the negotiating table with an improved offer and stood firm in their resolve," he added.

"Unite will always back our members in their disputes and this is a great pay win."

Modaxo was approached to comment.