Refuse worker deaths increased by 50 per cent in 2017 new figures show, with staff facing 1,000 incidents of dangerous driving by members of the public everyday. Figures from the Health and…Read more…
‘Hidden agenda’
The redundancy payments’ dispute at Dacorum borough council in Hertfordshire, which has seen delays in the collection of dustbins, is set to escalate with more industrial action. Unite said…Read more…
Thurrock bin strikes off
Unite members working in Thurrock council’s waste collection service have agreed to end the current threat of strike action; but tensions remain in the service and the threat of strikes could be…Read more…
‘Big brother’ bin strike off
Strikes by Thurrock council’s waste collection workers due to be begin next week (April 12) have been suspended following lengthy negotiations. The strikes involving 65 members of Unite…Read more…
‘Rubbish management’
Workers employed in Thurrock council’s waste collection service are set to begin strike action on April 12 in a dispute caused by the organisation’s ‘rubbish management’. The 65 workers who…Read more…
‘Victory for common sense’
Unite praised the solidarity and determination of Birmingham city council refuse workers after they backed a deal at a mass meeting on November 25 that brought the long running Birmingham bin dispute…Read more…
‘Kids are going hungry’
It is long past time for a pay rise. The rise of low waged work is widespread. It has also been long-term. For at least 30 years, working people have been getting poorer while those at the top get…Read more…
‘Huge relief’
Unite called on Birmingham city council to honour the Acas agreement and resolve the Birmingham bin dispute after the High Court ruled in the union’s favour today (September 20) and ordered the…Read more…
No to ‘de facto’ blacklist
Birmingham’s refuse workers will be rallying outside the council offices in Victoria Square on Sunday (September 17) calling on Birmingham city council to honour the Acas agreement and resolve the…Read more…
‘You will not break us’
Amid twists and turns in the ongoing Birmingham bins dispute — in which the council reneged on a deal reached through conciliation service Acas, prompting the council leader to resign —…Read more…
Honour Acas deal
The leader of Birmingham City Council, John Clancy, has resigned after reneging on a deal to settle industrial action by the city’s refuse workers. Unite called on the council’s interim chief…Read more…
100% support
Birmingham refuse workers, Unite members, who have been striking to protect jobs and pay, visited the Unite delegation to the TUC. They received a standing ovation and a commitment of 100 per cent…Read more…
Brum bins: new ballot
‘Shoddy’ behaviour by Birmingham council has led to a fresh ballot of the city’s refuse workers, Unite announced on Friday (September 1). The union was shocked by the…Read more…
Bin strikes set to resume
News that Birmingham city council had cancelled tomorrow’s (September 1) cabinet meeting and would instead start issuing redundancy notices to refuse workers, would provoke the resumption of strike…Read more…
‘Stand firm’ call
Unite today (August 31) urged members of Birmingham city council’s cabinet to back the deal agreed with the leader of the council, John Clancy at the conciliation service Acas and bring the long…Read more…
‘No stone unturned’
Unite has warned that it will leave ‘no stone unturned’ if Doncaster refuse contractor Suez presses ahead with breaking the law during forthcoming strike action. Unite has received evidence…Read more…
Bin dispute win
Unite, today (August 16) said that it has achieved victory in the Birmingham bin dispute which will result in the suspension of the current industrial action. The union said that the city…Read more…
Step up now call
The long-running Birmingham bin dispute could continue until Christmas unless the city council negotiates a fair settlement, Unite warned today (August 11). The union is balloting its refuse…Read more…
‘Dirty Donny’?
Unite has warned that Doncaster residents are facing sustained periods without rubbish collections, as a dispute with private contractor Suez over pay and job losses deepens. The dispute…Read more…
Bin strike talks?
Talks to settle the long-running Birmingham bin dispute are on the cards, Unite said today (Friday July 28), as the city council indicated a willingness to re-enter negotiations. Unite’s team…Read more…