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14.04.2022 - 20:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bin strikes are set to start in Manchester on May 3, unions have announced today.
Up to 220,000 households could be affected by the strikes which would last for 10 days with a further two weeks of industrial action planned from May 23. The four weeks of strikes are set to start two days before the local elections.
Members of trade unions GMB and Unite, who make up more than half of the workforce, took part in a ballot which closed on April 12 with up to 94 pc voting in favour of industrial action over an 'offensive' pay offer by Biffa. The outsourced waste company which has a contract with Manchester council for bin collections offered most of its staff a 1.75 pc pay rise worth 17p an hour.
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This leaves loaders, who empty the bins into the wagons, with £10.14 an hour. Drivers, who currently earn £11.40 an hour, have been offered £13 – but with HGV licences, they claim they could be earning much more money elsewhere.
Both unions are set to start the industrial action on May 3 and will continue until May 13 with a further two-week strike planned from May 23 to June 3. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "Biffa banked millions in profit last year.
"The company should be utterly ashamed of making such a lousy pay offer, which is actually a pay cut, at a time when workers are battling a cost of living crisis. Unite's members will be receiving the union’s total support until this dispute is resolved and a fair pay rise is secured."
GMB regional organiser Michael Clark said: "More than 200,000 homes now face bin chaos because Biffa is trying to force through a real terms pay cut. Refuse collectors worked through the pandemic –
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Manchester could face bin strikes within weeks as workers vote in favour of taking industrial action over an ongoing pay dispute with employer Biffa. The strikes would affect up to 220,000 homes and could start in two weeks.
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