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    Massive Birmingham bin strike update as council tells binmen 'you're fired'
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    Massive Birmingham bin strike update as council tells binmen ‘you’re fired’

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    1. FaceMace87 on

      Lets see how many will be happy to take the deal they currently deem insufficient once they realise the council can and will just replace them.

    2. ice-lollies on

      I can’t say I’m surprised. I thought the council was bankrupt after the Unite and GMB union legal action against them.

    3. Available_Ad_418 on

      Let’s see erm agencies ..people on work visa with a HV licence to drive in the UK..lift a bin ..throw it in,am i missing something ??

    4. Professional_Elk_489 on

      What would happen if Birmingham City Council just dissolves itself? Can’t be pleasant working on this council and surely they have just had enough by now

    5. Federal-Star-7288 on

      Everyone delighted to replace these people may want to hold on a second. If it happens to the bin men, it won’t be too long and it’ll be happening to you.

    6. GreatBritishHedgehog on

      Meanwhile, Tahir Ali, the Labour MP for Birmingham New Hall is busy campaigning for a new international airport in Kashmir, Pakistan

    7. Zephyrine_Flash on

      Oh fuck me, if they really cared this much about getting the waste off the streets why don’t they just stop their decision to fire 70 people. I mean really, they want to put more pressure on the other workers without a pay rise while making them all job insecure.

      And all their offering is a poxy NVQ or street cleaning instead? And now they’re just gonna fire the lot of them?

      Actually pathetic from the council, I hope these lads go further than just strikes next. Start collecting it and piling it outside the homes of the councillors and council building, see how quick they change their tune.

    9. CurtisInCamden on

      Good, they shouldn’t be able to hold everyone in the city to ransom like some sort of mafia group from 1980s southern Italy.

    10. Jay_6125 on

      In all seriousness the government needs to step in as we don’t want civil disobedience over bin collections.

    11. Ironmole26 on

      IMO the deals they are being offered are actually quite good. It’s not just one avenue either, they can take the grade and do the same job at a different grade level at same pay or go and get fully funded HG licenses which is very good, take voluntary redundancy with enhancements for those approaching retirement or do a different role in a different waste service within the council.

      I mean having to go through this isn’t great I’m sure but none of them have to loose jobs and the HGV line sounds an upgrade (for some if that’s what you would be interested in) I can’t help but think these guys are striking cause they know the disruption it causes and they think they can just get what they want. I don’t think it’s fair to let the whole city stink just cause they refuse to adapt. If they were outright loosing jobs or being made to take massive pay cuts I’d get it but this looks like throwing your toys out of the pram.

    12. Old_Operation_5116 on

      It’s going to be really hard to find people who can move a bin from one place to another and then back again. Bet it’ll take us ages to replace them… making Birmingham into a shit hole… how about nah 

    13. luc122c on

      How can the council make them redundant? Redundancy means they no longer need those workers but look at the streets, they clearly need workers.

    14. darlo0161 on

      If the job still needs to be done, then they are not being made ‘redundant’, redundant means that the job is no longer required.

      They are being sacked for taking industrial action… that’s a court case win right there.