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[News] Brighton waste collection strike….
- Thread starter Insel affe
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Not Andy Naylor
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Our bin was emptied this morning.
Machiavelli
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I got to the tip early (c8.30), and was pleasantly surprised that others weren't following suit.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,321
Must be costing the council - and by extention, us - a pretty penny, but they're fairly BLITZING the town (well this part at least) with bin lorries this morning. Just been for a stroll to Local Shop For Local People and must have come across four or five bin lorries all working away feverishly. Impressive. Tho can't help thinking that money could have been put to better use trickling down to the existing crews rather than to (presumably, as per Argus report) contractors
Weststander
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Went to Hove just then, waltzed straight in.
Weststander
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Our recycling bin was rammed full ages ago, the strike started the day we were meant to have a collection.
- Aug 24, 2020
- 7,095
Every time I hear something about that bloke, it just confirms what I think of him.
1. He is putting the onus on each individual customer to apply for a refund, rather than apply a mass refund at his end in a batch process. He will know the collection days, addresses, and which collections were missed, so can work out which addresses should get a refund and which ones shouldn't. The council has failed to deliver, so the council should do the work involved to issue refunds.
2. Instead, he is inviting thousands, or perhaps tens of thousands of emails in his inbox, each one of which will have to be processed, checked, refund applied, etc etc.
How inefficient is that? It's beyond utter crap. Words fail me.
nickbrighton
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- Feb 19, 2016
- 2,129
I have been twice to the Wilson avenue tip in the last two weeks , no queues, no mess. Quick and easy
What started as a supposed dispute over conditions has appeared to have been settled by a £6k per annum pay rise for the drivers and a £1k - £3k per annum rise for the crews.
Nice if you can get it.
Now they can look forward to huge bonuses/overtime payments to clear the backlog.
Nice if you can get it.
Now they can look forward to huge bonuses/overtime payments to clear the backlog.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
- 8,624
And any time they fancy another payrise ... err sorry I mean have been bullied and harassed .... they know just what to do
Surely not, that would be absurd....
I wonder what percentage that rise is equivalent to?
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 36,014
Surely not, that would be absurd....
I wonder what percentage that rise is equivalent to?
would be well over double digit for the drivers. you sure? maybe 6% which would be good.
if they have given them that sort of figure, good luck with the rest of the council workers looking to have their rise.
It was mentioned on local tv news, this lunchtime. I would have thought a £6k rise for the drivers would equate to at least a 20% increase - as I said, nice if you can get it.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
- 8,624
I wonder if our council tax bills will go up next year?
That would make a change, eh?
Insel affe
HellBilly
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Am i wrong in thinking that sounds highly unfair, how come the chubby guy in the cab, gets a bigger pay rise, when it is the skinny guy, jumping in and out of the cab, lifting shite all day & gets a pittance compared to the chubby bloke in the cab !!
Maybe the chubby guy will share his pay rise.
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Weststander
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Looks like £26.3k was a typical drivers total salary, pre this dispute.
https://www.jobsgopublic.com/vacancies/178907?ga_client_id=00482f1c-c420-458e-909e-acb972a00876
Nothing special is it, in a very expensive part of the world to live?
On the other hand short hours ... I know that from the horse's mouth, our neighbour.
https://www.jobsgopublic.com/vacancies/178907?ga_client_id=00482f1c-c420-458e-909e-acb972a00876
Nothing special is it, in a very expensive part of the world to live?
On the other hand short hours ... I know that from the horse's mouth, our neighbour.
Weststander
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I realise that weren't officially part of the dispute, but I wonder if their co-workers have been awarded a rise too?
It was reported that the crew have rises of between £1K and £3k.