Brighton & Hove bin workers staging a sit-in, 8.5.13 (Click to enlarge: opens in new window)
Brighton & Hove bin workers refuse to work after pay cuts revealed
Brighton and Hove staff at Hollingdean bin depot staged a sit-in on 8th May and plan to return on the 9th in protest against cuts to their allowances.
A significant chunk of take home pay is made up of these allowances; for some it could cost them thousands of pounds a year.
Widespread support for the Brighton bin workers shown on some bins in the area, photo by Support Brighton Council workers Facebook page (Click to enlarge: opens in new window)
The council is trying to implement the single status agreement which will level pay downwards, and has been deferred by previous B&H councils due to strike action.
The Green council passed responsibility over to council officers last year and has now threatened to sack and then re-engage staff on the new terms.
The anger of staff was shown by staging the sit-in without waiting for the end of the ballot process.
