This binman strike...

[Guinness Boy]

Absolutely this. The Union is peddling an absolute lie in order to gain sympathy for their plight and it is working as many people still believe that binmen are losing £4000 a year (which would be a disgrace). This is simply not true and they continue to hide behind this to justify their action to the public. Some binmen are however set to potentially lose out to the tune of around £1000 or so, for which the council have offered to compensate them for three years worth of losses. This hardly seems to be action of hatchet wielding maniacs.

I cannot take the union seriously until they still start discussing the real figures involved in this dispute. They can also stop harassing businesses and communities who have taken it upon themselves to clean some of the rubbish themselves.

The union is taking the piss because the council is so weak and divided. They can smell blood. Or at least the insides of a Kiktkat.

 

[wellquickwoody]

So the council save £4000 a bin worker.

No they cannot you imbecile! Or does that not fit with your agenda, huh?

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Looks like it might be over .....

 

[Ninja Elephant]

This is how much Cityclean care about cleaning the City. Strip everything else away - this is the reality. And it is disgusting.

I hope the council now stop any annual bonus type payments they may make, amd redsitribute the funds to every other department.

 

[Stat Brother]

How many people at your place turn up an hour before their scheduled start time so they can leave early?

I don't think there are many, anymore. There's the odd loon who'd start early at a sewage plant, and part-timers coming in early so they can finish their frame their way.

How many use their own private cars unofficially to get the round done quicker?

To my knowledge that doesn't really happen, after all we are all in vans now.

How many work through their meal relief to get away early?

Our Union rep delayed the Specials being made available, to stop that.
Plus with the levels of post being so low, it's pretty difficult to not get a break.

The people that do this make it very hard for the people that work correctly, who then I'm told get bullied by their manager for not getting their round done in time. I've not got direct experience of this, just what I've been told by other posties and I'd genuinely like to know if this happens at your place.
You're correct about weak management too, where I work most of the managers aren't really very good at their jobs.

All of the above 'Spanish Practices' (that takes you back) have been greatly reduced.
'Other' jobs have been found in the office for our early return, but I still don't work over 35 hours a week.

Now we have vans a fair few people drive home for an hour or so each day, all the while complaining about the people who come back to the office.

Naturally the managers do nothing, so it's hard to blame the staff.

 

[Dan Gleeballs]

No they cannot you imbecile! Or does that not fit with your agenda, huh?

Imbecile? Agendas? If you're going to quote me then perhaps you should be a little more specific because you're not making a whole deal of sense. I don't have an agenda although I am a little concerned about yours judging by that post.

Ok so it's not £4000 with every worker and perhaps I shouldn't be so broad but as far as I'm concerned I support the binmen in this debacle & if you don't like that then I really couldn't care less. You could take a leaf out of that book & you may find you have a little more control over your blood pressure

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

There is now a Rat in my kitchen and I am going to contact Andrew Castle for some compo.

 

[Guinness Boy]

There is now a Rat in my kitchen and I am going to contact Andrew Castle for some compo.

Give UB40 a ring while you're at it.

 

[Petunia]

There is now a Rat in my kitchen and I am going to contact Andrew Castle for some compo.

Shouldn't that be on the Infinite Jukebox thread?

 

[dougdeep]

It'll all be sorted tomorrow. These things always happen on Fridays.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Imbecile? Agendas? If you're going to quote me then perhaps you should be a little more specific because you're not making a whole deal of sense. I don't have an agenda although I am a little concerned about yours judging by that post.

Ok so it's not £4000 with every worker and perhaps I shouldn't be so broad but as far as I'm concerned I support the binmen in this debacle & if you don't like that then I really couldn't care less. You could take a leaf out of that book & you may find you have a little more control over your blood pressure

Ha Ha! Found out to be a liar! Crawl back into your left wing agenda filled life, and let the rest of us get on with trying to make a positive contribution to life for ourselves and others, rather than just what-I-can-get-for-nothing-monkeys like you. Run along now.

 

[Dan Gleeballs]

Ha Ha! Found out to be a liar! Crawl back into your left wing agenda filled life, and let the rest of us get on with trying to make a positive contribution to life for ourselves and others, rather than just what-I-can-get-for-nothing-monkeys like you. Run along now.

Sorry Woody with a retarted post like that you've proven right there you're clueless as to what you understand my perspective to be. Why don't you go & sit in quiet room and take 10 eh?

You know **** all about me although I'll give you this much I'm no lefty and I'm certainly not impressed with the green party. As for you I couldn't be less interested.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Sorry Woody with a retarted post like that you've proven right there you're clueless as to what you understand my perspective to be. Why don't you go & sit in quiet room and take 10 eh?

You know **** all about me although I'll give you this much I'm no lefty and I'm certainly not impressed with the green party. As for you I couldn't be less interested.

Ha Ha! Still found out to be a liar......

 

[Dan Gleeballs]

Ha Ha! Still found out to be a liar......

You're deluded Woody.

 

[dougdeep]

It'll all be sorted tomorrow. These things always happen on Fridays.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10499930.Bin_strike_is_over_at_least/

 

[Stoichkov]

Maybe Tony Bloom should get Gus out on a dustcart - Gus would be back being gainfully employed and the town would get tidied up. Everyone's a winner!

 

[hitony]

Ha Ha! Still found out to be a liar......

You're deluded Woody.

So from this and previous posts, we can all assume the love has gone right out of this relationship then??

 

[Woodchip]

You're deluded Woody.

I quite probably am. Thanks for noticing.

 

[Dan Gleeballs]

So from this and previous posts, we can all assume the love has gone right out of this relationship then??

No. I'm a lover not a fighter me

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Rubbish just been collected from Lower Bevendean