Greenwich Council workers responsible for housing repairs are set to walkout again next month - with four days of strike action planned.

Nearly 150 workers are ramping up strike action in July, in response to the council's plans to cut their wages by almost a third.

The workers are part of the Unite union, and are employed within the repairs and investment service department.

They are set to strike on July 1 and 2 and July 15 and 16.

The strikes is expected to cause delays and disruptions in housing repairs across the borough.

Unite regional officer Mary Summers said: "The strikes will inevitably cause delays and disruptions to Greenwich’s housing stock, but this dispute is entirely of the council’s own making.

"It is refusing to negotiate and hides behind 'getting legal advice' rather than sitting down at the table with Unite.

"The council needs to take this abhorrent pay cut off the table."

The pay cut plans from the council follow a pay benchmarking exercise and will see gradual cuts on the workers’ salaries over a four-year period.

By the fourth year, some workers could see a loss of nearly £17,000 from their annual salary.

Strikes have already take place in May and June, with Greenwich Council having to run a reduced housing repairs service on June 12 due to the walk out.

According to Unite, the council refused to negotiate and made threats about fire and rehire practices.

Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham, said: "That Greenwich is making noises about fire-and-rehire speaks volumes about its morals and business practices.

"Unite will not allow that to happen and the council and local politicians will feel the full force of Unite should it try such a move."

Ms Graham added that the council's plans are a "brutal and unjustified attack on our members' living standards" and that many will be left unable to pay their mortgages or rent.

Unite said unless the dispute is settled, the strikes would escalate further.

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During the previous strikes, a Greenwich Council spokesperson said: "After 13 years of government austerity, the Council’s budget has been cut to the bone and we owe it to our residents to regularly assess how we can best deliver for our communities and protect frontline services.

"For that reason, we've reviewed the wage structure of some repairs staff who, in some cases, due to a complicated and historic bonus arrangement, have salaries well above industry average - even upwards of £100,000.

"The Council is committed to continuing to engage with unions."

Greenwich Council declined to comment further on the escalated action.