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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Wesley Holmes

Striking street cleaners forced to use foodbanks and take second jobs to make ends meet

Liverpool's street cleaners "have had enough" of low pay, and have called on the council to "stand up" for its workers.

More than 80 workers from Liverpool Streetscene Ltd (LSSL) formed picket lines outside the company's depots in Old Swan and Kirkby today, January 25, as they continue to strike in a dispute over pay.

The workers, who are principally employed as street, park and cemetery cleaners by the Liverpool Council-owned service, are seeking a pay increase of 4%, plus an additional £1,000 to offset the cost of living crisis.

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