More strikes to hit Wigan and Leigh's Addaction

The latest action over a long-running dispute over pay will run from Thursday February 27 to Wednesday March 4.

A truce had been called not to continue striking over the Christmas and new year period after 11 days of strike action in 2019.

In the meantime, the Addaction employees, who were employed by the NHS before Wigan Council transferred their roles to London-based charity Addaction, have voted unanimously to take further action.

The dispute began after Addaction reneged on a promise to ensure workers’ pay kept pace with NHS employees doing similar jobs.

The dispute will pose bosses a headache, especially as they are planning to launch a high-profile rebrand of the organisation later this month.

Addaction has previously said: “We understand and empathise with the concerns expressed by our colleagues in Wigan and we’re doing our best to find a way forward together.”