Birmingham Council: Stop cuts to pay & services. Resolve the bins strike!

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Birmingham Council: Stop cuts to pay & services. Resolve the bins strike!

Leader of Birmingham City Council John Cotton and Head Commissioner

More than 350 Birmingham bin workers are on strike, due to the council’s decision to impose pay cuts of up £8,000 for hundreds of workers.

Instead of negotiating with its workforce, Birmingham council is throwing much more cash down the drain with a disgraceful strike-breaking 'major incident' plan than it would cost to resolve the dispute.

Please sign our petition to support these workers and force the Council leader and Head Commissioner to listen to its workers and residents and resolve this dispute!

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To: Leader of Birmingham City Council John Cotton and Head Commissioner
From: [Your Name]

Dear Leader of the Council and Head Commissioner

It is time for you to take action and reverse the disgraceful pay cuts to your refuse workers.

Unite the Union has repeatedly sought to engage in meaningful discussions with the Council to resolve the dispute.

Since the council effectively declared itself bankrupt in September 2023, refuse staff represented by Unite have worked with management in good faith to ensure services continue to operate despite detrimental impacts to their pay and working conditions.

This also includes implementing route changes and accepting cuts to overtime.

Please listen to the workers and residents and bring an end to this dispute.

Thank you for your interest and for supporting Unite’s campaign Ι This petition will be shared with Leader of Council John Cotton and the Head Commissioner of Birmingham City Council, Council House Victoria Square, Birmingham B1 1BB.