{"id":485,"date":"2025-04-14T14:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/?p=485"},"modified":"2025-04-21T01:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T01:22:36","slug":"workers-reject-deal-to-end-birmingham-bin-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firstnationaltt.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/workers-reject-deal-to-end-birmingham-bin-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers reject deal to end Birmingham bin strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-beyondwords-marker=\"5f680e26-9391-4149-9e3c-2fa5b36d8d49\" data-beyondwords-player=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-382057 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Birmingham bin strikes\" width=\"860\" height=\"516\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/iStock-1144198505.jpg?resize=860%2C516&amp;ssl=1\"><\/h4>\n<h4>Refuse workers have \u2018overwhelmingly\u2019 voted to reject an offer from Birmingham City Council to end the industrial action in the city.<\/h4>\n<p>Unite called the council\u2019s offer \u2018totally inadequate\u2019 and said it does not protect employees from pay cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Bin workers have been on strike since January over the council\u2019s decision to remove Waste Recycling and Collection Officer (WRCO) roles.<\/p>\n<p>Unite said staff performing the \u201csafety-critical\u201d WRCO role will lose around \u00a38,000 a year if the plans are implemented.<\/p>\n<p>The figure is disputed by the authority with an official in the council telling Circular Online that claims that 150 people could lose \u00a38,000 a year in pay are \u201cincorrect\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Birmingham City Council said the deal\u2019s rejection was \u201cincredibly disappointing\u201d but said its door remains open for negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the rejection of the offer was \u201cno surprise\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the start, the council has constantly moved the goalposts for these workers, prolonging the strikes in the process,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government must now call a meeting with the stakeholders to ensure these steps are taken to bring the strike to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the council said: \u201cWe must also guard against future equal pay claims, and while we have sought throughout the negotiations to protect pay for individuals, Unite\u2019s proposals focus solely on retaining a role that does not exist in other council\u2019s and represents an equal pay risk for Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have made a fair and reasonable offer and every employee affected by the removal of the WRCO role could take an equivalent graded role in the council, LGV Driver training or voluntary redundancy packages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.circulareconomyfestival.com\/?utm_source=partner_site&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=AprilFOCEBanner\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-453669 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"106\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/CIWM-394-FOCE-25-Leaderboard-728x90px-scaled.jpg?resize=860%2C106&amp;ssl=1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/news\/workers-reject-deal-to-end-birmingham-bin-strikes\/\">Workers reject deal to end Birmingham bin strikes<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\">Circular Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Refuse workers have 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