Gedling Borough Council has said it is not clear if some of its park, street care, and waste management staff will strike over pay.
Council workers nationally are asking for equality of treatment and higher wages.
The National Joint Council – a body comprised of council workers and trade unions – recently rejected an offer from employers of a 1.75% wage rise.
They have demanded a 10% increase.
Members of Britain’s General Union (GMB) union could soon hold a ballot over strike action.
If successful this could see staff at Gedling Borough Council take part in a strike.
Council documents suggest GMB have a number of members within teams maintaining parks, streets, and waste services in the borough.
Plans are in place to prevent any disruption to these services in the event of disruption caused by a strike.
A spokesperson at Gedling Borough Council said: “This is a national issue that Gedling Borough Council, like most other councils, has no influence over and it’s still unclear if strike action will be taken by members of the GMB unions as no ballot has yet taken place.
We have contingencies in place to ensure our essential services should not be affected.”
The matter will be discussed further during the council’s Joint Consultative and Safety Committee on 22 February.
This comes after UNISON held a nationwide ballot over strike action on 28 January.
Although 70.2% of voters supported strike action, only 14.5% of its electorate voted.
To strike legally, over 50% of members would be required to vote.
Gedling Borough Council documents said: “The national dispute over the 2021-22 pay award is [not] concluded but it is likely that the range of responses open to the unions might now perhaps be more limited.”
The council does not formally recognise another national union calling for action, UNITE, as only one council worker is a member of the organisation.
