Jessica O'ConnorStriking Ealing traffic wardens are to protest outside Ealing council’s headquarters from today, Tuesday 4th March.
Traffic wardens employed by Greener Ealing have been participating in industrial action since August 2024, regarding the council-controlled company’s refusal to recognise their union, Unite.
According to the Unite, four wardens have been sacked on “trumped up charges” while they were taking strike action.
As a group, the traffic wardens have called for Unite to be recognised for collective bargaining on their behalf.
This follows the news reported by London Evening Standard earlier this month that managers citing Greener Ealing policy are threatening to discipline staff who do not issue 10 or 11 parking tickets a shift.
The workers were previously employed by Serco before being transferred to Greener Ealing Ltd in April 2024, after council members backed their campaign to have the service insourced.
Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, said: “These workers have been badly let down by local politicians, who also owe the public an explanation about rip off parking ticket targets.
“Unite will not stop until union-busting at Greener Ealing is stamped out.
“The council needs to recognise the workers’ union and reinstate those who have been unfairly sacked.”
The workers are set to strike from 12th March to 12th April.
A spokesperson from Greener Ealing Ltd said: “GEL has a single recognition agreement with GMB union which has served us well for the past five years. We have no wish to change this.
“We have not dismissed any staff for any reason connected with taking strike action.
“Any suggestion of ‘trumped up charges’ is a total misrepresentation of the facts.”
