COUNCIL workers in Hull are being urged to reject a final offer on changes to their terms and conditions.
All three main unions representing staff at Hull City Council are recommending their members should turn it down.
If they do, it could trigger a ballot on possible industrial action up to and including strike action.
Unison branch secretary Adrian Kennett said: "The offer is an absolute disgrace, hitting our lowest-paid members and, in particular, women workers.
"All the joint trade unions are recommending rejection."
The offer from managers at the authority includes proposals to reduce overtime payments and cut mileage allowances.
It follows months of negotiations with the main unions at the Guildhall.
Mr Kennett said: "Ideally, we would like the council to come back with a revised offer that would be more acceptable.
"However, it that doesn't happen then we will have no option but to ballot for industrial action."
He claimed a worst case scenario could see the council dismissing staff before rehiring them on revised terms and conditions.
"The proposals would see a home care assistant earning £15,727 a year potentially losing up to £235 a month.
"Bridge operators, who have to work really unsociable shifts, are looking at losing £477 a month.
"People currently get paid extra to work bank holidays, weekends and at night to deliver frontline services for the public, whether it's cleaning the streets or looking after someone in a care home.
"We are not talking about people on massive wages yet, at the same time, the council is looking to appoint a new chief executive on £160,000 a year.
"Why should we be paying out this kind of money for one person when around 1,000 staff are going to be losing their weekend working payments?
"We say there should be a review of the senior management structure at the council.
"There are plenty of talented senior managers so why do we need a new highly-paid chief executive?
"The council is also still hiring consultants who are charging £17,000 a month."
City council leaders say agreement on flexible working is the key to saving jobs.
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