Manchester bin strike hitting 220,000 homes could go ahead as workers vote today
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA bin collector strike, which could see hundreds of thousands of Manchester homes affected, is being decided by vote. Around 200 refuse workers begin balloting today, March 29, on industrial action for a pay rise.
The bin collectors, employed by outsourced waste management company Biffa, are taking part in the vote ending on April 12. The strike, should it go ahead, could affect some 220,000 homes.
Biffa workers are demanding a pay rise from their employer. They are asking for an increase in wages above the 1.75 per cent that local government received for 2021, says the GMB Union. READ MORE: Police accused of "total p***take" after yobs armed with 'BB gun shooting at passing cars' taken home to parents The bin strike ballot opens today despite extensive negotiations where Biffa has refused to increase its offer, according to the union.
It says Biffa is a private company and therefore is not bound by public sector pay restraint policies. The workers - who are members of both GMB and Unite unions – include drivers, loaders and environmental operatives.
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