The GMB union, representing refuse workers in Sussex, has notified Biffa that it intends to extend industrial action to June 11.
In an update on the strike from Wealden District council this morning (May 19), they said Biffa had been notified by the GMB that there was an intention to extend the strike.
The council said Biffa is committed to resolving the dispute and will 'continue to engage' with representatives of the GMB union to 'reach a fair settlement'.
In the meantime, GMB has announced that it will continue to try to prevent Biffa from providing services to domestic households in Wealden with a GMB union regional officer stating “we mustn’t start negotiating until the rubbish piles up in the streets.”
This is only gonna get worse so Biffa why don’t you come back to the negotiating table you know what will settle this dispute for our members and the residence of Wealden District Council https://t.co/KTOCcAaZk2
— GMB Sussex Branch (@GMBSussexBranch) May 17, 2022
The council says it hopes a settlement can be reached sooner than the extension date.
The following are services that will be operating in full or in part today:
- Rubbish collections – Approximately half of the rounds scheduled to empty rubbish bins today are working. Please put your rubbish bin out if you are due a collection today. If it is not emptied please leave it in place for three working days as efforts are being made to catch up on missed rubbish collections. If its remains uncollected after this, please take it back in and use the link below to our questions and answers to find out what to do.
- Clinical waste and sharps box collections – operating as normal
- Bulky Waste Collections – operating as normal
- Bin deliveries and exchanges – operating as normal
- Street litter bins and dog waste bins – some disruption to services
The following are services that will not be operating today:
- Approximately half of the rubbish collections (see above)
- Garden Waste Collections
- Recycling Collections
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