Have you ever gone out to bring in your wheelie bin after collection day only to find it still full? That was the situation facing residents of three Melbourne councils this month after council workers missed collections on some streets, while continuing to collect bins on others.
This wasn’t due to any mistake or oversight. It formed part of a careful campaign of protected industrial action by council workers and the Australian Services Union (ASU) in support of their negotiations for a new collective agreement at eight Melbourne councils.
