Hull binmen threaten strike action over job cuts
BINMEN in Hull are threatening to take industrial action over cuts to their workforce.
The refuse workers, represented by Unison are in talks with Hull City Council over plans to make up to 36 workers redundant.
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Hull's bins will be collected once a fortnight.
The council claims the move will help save £1m as it looks to make £33m of savings over the next two years.
However, Unison claims workers are already "cut to the bone" and could not take any more redundancies.
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They are now in a 90-day consultation with the council and say they will take industrial action if the authority does not re-think its strategy.
The council plans to introduce fortnightly black bin collections from April.
Comments
by JohnEG
Thursday, November 01 2012, 2:28PM
“I did mean Australian, sorry about the spelling.”
by albaz
Thursday, November 01 2012, 1:08PM
“Or Austrian.!!!!!”
by albaz
Thursday, November 01 2012, 1:05PM
“JohnEG; Let me help you, Australian. NO to privatisation by the way.”
by JohnEG
Wednesday, October 31 2012, 12:45AM
“Sorry, meant to say "Scottish, French, German, Austrialian company"”
by JohnEG
Wednesday, October 31 2012, 12:43AM
“@jezhull / @steveodore: Privatise the bin service? Like Gas, Electric and Water? Do you really want a Scottish, French, German, Austrialian etc. collecting your bins?
Give me a black bin collection once a fortnight and a blue bin collection every week. I already have two blue bins - I don't / haven't got room for a third!”
by user_deleted
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 11:03PM
“@jezhull - Are you aware that public sector employees also have a percentage of their salary going towards their pension? (Unless they are judges or in the armed forces)
Are you also aware that public sector employees are tax payers?
Can you make the mental connection that if there are less tax payers due to job cuts, that means there is more benefit being claimed, less tax revenue and less consumer purchasing occurring?
is it fair or democratic that part of my tax goes towards funding private companies (utility companies, PFI schools, rail companies, banks etc)?”
by InTheLoop
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 9:03PM
“@stevedole wish i was able to watch the tv in the morning ,some of us have a service to deliver”
by InTheLoop
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 8:48PM
“yea sorry for the typos, i did see them”
by steveodore
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 8:46PM
“@in the loop
I'm sorry, I only do English.”
by InTheLoop
Tuesday, October 30 2012, 8:38PM
“only 2 if we dont do 3 or 4 at a time in someplaces we wont get round. and yes managment says we should do 2 at a time ,although they will deny that.”