Social workers at North East Lincolnshire council seem to be the next group in a growing number of council staff set to go on strike.

Yesterday, the local Unison branch put out a statement saying it will reject the council's revised offer on changes to workers terms and conditions.

Social workers at Southampton council have already gone on strike over pay cuts, their compatriots in Shropshire may be set to walk out over cuts to pay and yesterday social workers in all of Northern Ireland look set to gear up for mass walk outs along with other staff in health and education.

North Lincolnshire still has a number of hoops to jump through before it even reaches the point of balloting members but given the general mood and the way other negotiations have gone a peaceful resolution looks a way off.

It's looks like it's going to be a turbulent autumn.

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Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2011/08/will-north-lincolnshire-social.html