BIN worker strikes could spread to Wrexham after the council extended the working week without consultation, Unite said today.

More than 100 staff are being balloted for industrial action as the changes to overtime mean they now have to work on Saturdays, losing half a day’s pay as a result, a union spokesman added.

They affect the authority’s street scene operators, which includes refuse workers as well as those working on parks, gardens and highways.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "The way Wrexham Council has attempted to force through these changes to working patterns, without any negotiations, is nothing short of a disgrace.

“Unite will always fight to protect our members’ conditions at work and they will have our full support throughout this dispute.”

The affected workers are facing another below-inflation pay rise this year of 3.2 per cent, Unite added.

The council’s interim chief executive Alwyn Jones said: “We are extremely disappointed to see Unite take this action especially after the lengthy and prolonged consultation the organisation undertook as part of the annual budget setting process in the 2024/25 financial year.”