Thank you, yeah; I don`t want to be bullied into joining the Trade Union, but to no avail. So how would I go about raising a grievance, is there a standard procedure? Thanks for this, Chiara Chambers

Hi everyone, I`m a Pool Worker by definition, contracted to 7.5 hours a week. This is because I work on Saturday`s from 0900 to 1730 including an hours unpaid lunch. I work for the Council and we are in the middle of some major restructuring, so morale is very low as expected. Consequently, the powers that be, have stopped Annual Leave pay for all Pool Workers. This is mainly because no Pool Workers are members of the Trade Union so higher management are exploiting this fact. Without the backing of fellow colleagues, there cannot be a grievance or dispute without strength in numbers. The Trade Union representative is therefore urging Pool Workers to join, but only a handful will join. The Annual Leave pay will be substantial because most Pool Workers quadruple their contracted hours. Any advice on this situation would be appreciated, Chiara Chambers