Thurrock Council calls for responsible use of household waste bring sites
RESIDENTS in Thurrock are being thanked for their use of waste bring sites and their understanding during disruption caused by Unite the Union extending current strike action until Friday 18 June.
Cllr Andrew Jefferies, Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “We know that this unnecessary strike action by Unite the Union members is extremely disruptive for our residents and they are understandably frustrated. While the council has and is doing everything it can to resolve the matter, the only people that can bring this strike action to an end are Unite the Union. We are doing all we can to mitigate the impact of the strike with temporary drop-off points.
Council ‘outraged’ by Unite decision to continue bin strike
Thurrock Council has said that it is ‘deeply disappointed’ that workers in the local authority’s waste and recycling department have decided to continue their strike over a pay dispute.
The workers have been on strike since the 13 April 2021 over what the union Unite characterises as a ‘brutal and callous attack’ on the pay and conditions of essential workers.
Unite, which argues that the proposed cuts mean the workers face losing between £1200 and £3800 a year, informed the council yesterday that the strike will continue until 18 June unless the dispute is resolved.
WORKERS who provided essential services during the height of the coronavirus pandemic have vowed to continue fighting in defence of their pay. Employees who were applauded by Thurrock residents for their contribution during the health crisis face losing between £1,200 and £3,800 a year. As a result, many of Thurrock Council s waste and recycling workers could be left struggling to pay their bills and unable to afford their mortgage payments. In defence of their money, which has come under attack from the authority s bosses, the workers have been on strike since the April 13. Today, the Unite union informed Thurrock Council that their members strike will continue until June 18.
WORKERS who provided essential services during the height of the coronavirus pandemic have vowed to continue fighting in defence of their pay. Employees who were applauded by Thurrock residents for their contribution during the health crisis face losing between £1,200 and £3,800 a year. As a result, many of Thurrock Council s waste and recycling workers could be left struggling to pay their bills and unable to afford their mortgage payments. In defence of their money, which has come under attack from the authority s bosses, the workers have been on strike since the April 13. Today, the Unite union informed Thurrock Council that their members strike will continue until June 18.
Essential workers fighting to defend their pay from Thurrock Council bosses will continue strike action
ESSENTIAL workers fighting to defend their pay from Thurrock Council bosses will continue strike action
Unite members who provided essential services during the height of the pandemic have resolved to continue their strike in a battle to defend their pay from a brutal attack by Thurrock Council bosses.
Workers in the waste and recycling department at Thurrock Council have been on strike since the 13 April 2021. Today, their union has given Thurrock Council notice that the strike will continue until the 18 June unless the council ends its brutal and callous attack on the essential workers’ pay and conditions.