More than 100,000 homes in Rhondda Cynon Taf could have bin collections disrupted if refuse workers vote in favour of strike action, a union has said. GMB Union has confirmed that its members in the RCT Council waste and recycling department are going to ballot for industrial action.
If members vote in favour of it, the move could see 130 people strike in May, leaving around 108,000 homes without refuse collections. The vote opens on Thursday, May 5, the same day that Wales votes in the 2022 local government elections.
The ballot is expected to run for three weeks, closing on Thursday, May 26. The union is calling for amendments to the job evaluation scheme as they claim the current system leaves essential workers short-changed for their work.
