Residents face bin collection chaos this summer after a second union announced it was balloting members at Bristol Waste over industrial action. Unison, which has 90 workers at the city council company, has joined Unite in calling on employees to walk out over pay.
More than 200 Unite members at Bristol Waste, which collects kerbside rubbish, runs tips and cleans streets, have already voted overwhelmingly to go on strike, with the organisation warning householders are set for a “foul-smelling summer” if their demands are not met. Dates for strikes in Bristol are set to be announced soon.
Its 150 members who work for Suez on behalf of South Gloucestershire Council are already taking industrial action. Unison announced on Thursday (June 22) that it was also now asking workers if they would join them on the picket line.
