Leaders of the Community and Youth Workers' Union (CYWU) have agreed to ballot members unless a solution is found to the latest dispute, which conciliation service Acas will attempt to iron out in meetings later this month.
The CYWU will be holding a national meeting tomorrow (2 September) to plan its course of action, insisting it will go ahead with a strike if necessary.
Although the other unions involved in the dispute - Unison, the NUT and Natfhe - are backing the CYWU, Young People Now understands that they are unlikely to take part in any industrial action.
The dispute centres on the timing of implementation of a new pay and grading structure for youth workers, which was agreed by the Joint Negotiating Committee in May.
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