Union will ballot thousands of council workers over equal pay claim
The GMB trade union has said it is set to ballot thousands of Leeds City Council workers over an equal pay claim which could be worth hundreds of millions of pounds.
More than 4,000 women have already joined the claim, which says they have been systematically underpaid for the work they do for the council.
The ballot - which opens on 18 September, International Equal Pay Day - has been sparked by what the union said is a lack of action from Leeds City Council over the claim.
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