Traffic wardens begin 14-day strike over pay

Saba Park Services has managed a contract to provide car parking services for the council since 2018

Traffic wardens and other parking enforcement staff have started a 14-day strike over pay and conditions.

More than 30 members of Unite union who work for Saba Park Services in Slough, Berkshire, are taking the industrial action until 10 March.

Unite said staff at Saba are paid less than the market rate. The company disputes this and said workers had already received 14% of the demanded 24% pay rise.

Slough Borough Council said it would provide enforcement cover for as much of the town as possible during the walk-out.

Saba has managed a contract to provide car parking services for the council since 2018.

The union said the action would result in double yellow lines, resident parking zones, pay and display areas, bus lanes and road CCTV not being monitored.

General secretary at Unite, Sharon Graham, said: “Unite’s members at Saba Park Services play a critical role in keeping Slough’s roads functioning and they fully deserve to be paid the market rate for their roles."

A spokesperson for Slough Borough Council said: "Our team will be putting in enforcement cover for as much of the borough as possible, including all back-office support, security for car parks, cash collection, CCTV monitoring and bus lane enforcement."