Nick
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Exactly.
Bin Strikes (25 Viewers)
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fernandopartridge
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It wasn't agreed by the Unite union, why don't you read properly?
Nick
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Ahhh apologies, got unison mixed up.
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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That's my point. Same jobs, two different sets of conditions/pay so there ends up being an argument about that rather than the bigger picture of "why don't we just all get the same pay and conditions if we do the same job?"
fernandopartridge
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Good on the Manchester workers
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Deleted member 5849
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BREAKING: Rugby bin strikes to end on Monday after council and union reach agreement
Rugby’s bin strikes are set to end on Monday after the borough council and the Unite union came to an agreement.
www.warwickshireworld.com
Saddlebrains
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I don't think anyone in Cov cares anymore.
Tom white are doing it, bins are collected if anything more regularly and on time than before.
Feel the striking workers have fucked it a bit
Tom white are doing it, bins are collected if anything more regularly and on time than before.
Feel the striking workers have fucked it a bit
Grendel
Well-Known Member
No end in sight
Coventry bin lorry drivers vote to continue strike into summer
Members of the Unite union have been on strike since January in a dispute over pay.
www.bbc.co.uk
Saddlebrains
Well-Known Member
No end in sight
Coventry bin lorry drivers vote to continue strike into summer
Members of the Unite union have been on strike since January in a dispute over pay.www.bbc.co.uk
Couldn't actually give a fuck tbh, everyone's bins being collected so fuck them, carry on and lose your jobs lads, you made your point but 6 months is taking the piss
Brighton Sky Blue
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You should go along to the picket and tell them that.
Evo1883
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He's entitled to his opinion .. be a right laugh on here when we get a conclusion
Brighton Sky Blue
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He's entitled to his opinion .. be a right laugh on here when we get a conclusion
Oh of course which is why I recommended he go along and express his view
Grendel
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You should have gone on the stage at the jubilee concert with a picture of Jimmy Saville and Prince Charles
Brighton Sky Blue
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I would but the Queen wasn’t there to sign a copy
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Deleted member 5849
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Well mine isn't being collected on time.
They also clearly haven't made their point when no deal has been reached, but it has with neighbouring authorities such as Rugby.
Evo1883
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Everywhere else tbh ..
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Deleted member 5849
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I don't know the reasons why, but I do find it... odd that Conservative councils are reaching deals, while a Labour council uses a 'private' contractor to try and break a strike.
Of course those deals will mean somebody else will lose funding as a result, so maybe they'll be on strike next. At some point, it could be any of us...
Evo1883
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It's the use of a private contractor that's delaying the inevitable , and why coventry is different .. like I said on another thread ... hot fuzz mate
clint van damme
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Evo trying not to spill the beans
Saddlebrains
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He's entitled to his opinion .. be a right laugh on here when we get a conclusion
Its not a personal dig which i think Evo knows, its more of a generalisation
Like if you were to ask the people of Coventry, A, did you know they're still on strike, and
B, do you care now you're bins are being collected and there's no longer shit all over the city
You're probably going to get a no to both questions arent you?
Trying to be a realist here, fair play for still going for what you believe in
fernandopartridge
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Hope it's good news
Brighton Sky Blue
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Its not a personal dig which i think Evo knows, its more of a generalisation
Like if you were to ask the people of Coventry, A, did you know they're still on strike, and
B, do you care now you're bins are being collected and there's no longer shit all over the city
You're probably going to get a no to both questions arent you?
Trying to be a realist here, fair play for still going for what you believe in
Hmmm yes not insulting at all
Evo1883
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Its not a personal dig which i think Evo knows, its more of a generalisation
Like if you were to ask the people of Coventry, A, did you know they're still on strike, and
B, do you care now you're bins are being collected and there's no longer shit all over the city
You're probably going to get a no to both questions arent you?
Trying to be a realist here, fair play for still going for what you believe in
Obviously coventry being the only council that owns a third party waste company helps people like you get your bins emptied.. it's still Extra tax payers money being used , and we still have our jobs protected .. so eventually it's not rocket science to work out where this ends .
When you say fuck them , it's quite a generalisation .. and no jobs are being lost
Philosoraptor
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It would be nice to know the amount CCC has paid to Tom White Skip Hire for the current contract to empty Coventry bins.
Understand the mobile street cleaners are also on strike. Wonder who they have in to do that?
Wish you all the best, Evo. The City needs a change of Labour councillors desperately.
Understand the mobile street cleaners are also on strike. Wonder who they have in to do that?
Wish you all the best, Evo. The City needs a change of Labour councillors desperately.
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Deleted member 5849
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The thing that ired me most was seeing on various Rugby facebook pages people moaning about the strike, how they paid their council tax (clearly not enough), but were more than happy to then pay some random £15 per hour to dispose of their rubbish instead!
shmmeee
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Get that Labour Council out, vote Tory
We COULD use that extra saved on private bin collections to fund the NHS. I'll get it painted on a bus
Bins are amazing in my Tory council, roads however are a fucking disgrace.
Evo1883
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Tory councils have been giving the pay rises without too many issues tbh .. it's coventry that's proving to be the big problem , they are the odd one out
fernandopartridge
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I think the issue generally comes down to the fact that most Labour councils are urban unitary councils that have a greater range of services to provide and usually more acute social problems to deal with and the demand on services they bring.
The bins in my semi rural Labour-controlled district authority are always emptied and street cleaning carried out but I think it's because of the smaller range of services to manage.
The bins in my semi rural Labour-controlled district authority are always emptied and street cleaning carried out but I think it's because of the smaller range of services to manage.
