It was feared that the averted walk out over a 'miserly' pay deal would have led to a 'parking free for all' across the borough.
However at the eleventh hour wardens accepted a 3.5 per cent pay deal from NSL , which provides the service for Ealing Council.
More than 50 wardens, known as civil enforcement officers, would have taken part in the 24-hour strike tomorrow (September 11) in protest at the original 1.5 per cent pay offer made by NSL which they branded as a ‘miserly below-inflation pay offer’.
Unite, the union which represents the wardens, pointed out that this was well below the retail price index measure of inflation, which is 2.5 per cent.
Dr Belinda Webb MCIPR head of communications at NSL said: "We are pleased that our valued colleagues in Ealing have chosen not to strike and have accepted a 3.5% pay deal over two years - 2% this year; 1.5% next year. CEOs play an essential role in the community and Ealing will continue to have full cover to ensure traffic flow, road safety, and safe and fair parking in the borough.
Before this deal was struck, Belinda Webb played down the impact industrial action would have. She said: “This year’s pay offer to our valued colleagues in Ealing is appropriate and fair. We don’t expect all colleagues to be on strike on Thursday, as not all are Unite members.
“However, we do have adequate cover in place, drawn from within NSL, to ensure safe and fair parking and to minimise road congestion throughout the borough.”
