Birmingham Refuse Workers (UNITE) Strike Calendar
Strike Type: Council
Latest Updates (3)
In an unprecedented development, the workers who are directly employed by Birmingham council, will now be joined on picket lines by agency workers employed by Job & Talent on the refuse contract. A growing number of Job & Talent agency staff have been refusing to cross picket lines due to unsustainable workloads and the toxic and bullying workplace culture at the council’s refuse department. By voting for industrial action they will now be able to join official picket lines from Monday 1 December
Striking Birmingham bin workers have today rejected the council’s ‘totally inadequate’ offer. Hundreds of workers, members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, voted overwhelmingly to reject the deal, which still includes substantial pay cuts for workers. The offer also did not address potential pay cuts for 200 drivers.
Strikes by more than 350 Birmingham bin workers will intensify from Tuesday, Unite, the UK’s leading union, announced today. The dispute was sparked by the council’s decision to abolish the safety critical Waste Recycling and Collection Officer (WRCO) role, resulting in pay cuts of up £8,000 for 150 workers. Birmingham’s refuse staff believe the scrapping of the WRCO role is the first step in a broader campaign of cuts across a service that is already on its knees.
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