Ealing traffic wardens are protesting against increasing parking fines and a failure to recognize their union, Unite. After beginning industrial action in August 2024, the situation escalated with the sacking of four wardens. Protests are scheduled outside councillor surgeries amid rising ticket revenues and concerns over performance targets. Unite claims the Traffic Management Act prevents councils from targeting ticket revenues, yet the number of fines issued has dramatically increased, leading to a call for union recognition and collective bargaining rights to protect these workers from low performance evaluations.
The civil enforcement officers, employed by Greener Ealing, began industrial action in August 2024 over the council-controlled company's alleged refusal to recognise their union, Unite.
According to the union, the number of parking tickets issued in Ealing doubled between 2022 and 2023, with revenue from fines increasing significantly.
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