Cardiff binmen and women have voted to strike as part of a dispute into alleged "widespread bullying" within the Cardiff City Council Waste Services. Following an industrial action ballot, Unite members voted by a majority of 98 per cent to take industrial action.
Unite members employed by Cardiff City Council have said that they will start a six-week continuous strike from April 22. They say the action is set to "cause widespread disruption to the city’s refuse and recycling collections". The union also claims that a recent survey of Unite members working within waste services found that more than 60 per cent of workers have either witnessed alleged workplace bullying or had been bullied themselves.
In February, trade union members held a protest outside Cardiff's County Hall over allegations of bullying and the treatment of staff in the city's refuse collection department. A spokesperson for Cardiff Council said: “In recent weeks, the Council has been engaging in constructive discussions with senior officials of Unite Cymru and we will continue to work with them to resolve this dispute with the support of the other trade unions representing the Council’s workforce.
