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REFUSE workers in the London borough of Redbridge who are members of Unite will walk out for two weeks on Thursday August 22.
The workers are employed by a subsidiary of the council and are subject to worse conditions than their council-employed colleagues, their union says.
They report that they consistently start and finish late due to vehicles breaking down and not being repaired, are regularly forced to work an extra hour daily and feel pressure to work overtime every weekend.
Meanwhile, the council’s leader has had a 55 per cent raise in allowances, and the overview & scrutiny committee chair is getting a 69 per cent increase.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Our members are furious that council leaders are lining their pockets while ignoring the working conditions of those vital workers collecting refuse day in and day out in all weathers.
“This tone-deaf approach and failure to negotiate in any meaningful way has left our members little choice but to take further strike action later this month.”
