{"id":66252,"date":"2023-12-06T15:46:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=66252"},"modified":"2023-12-06T15:46:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:46:45","slug":"anger-over-bin-strikes-at-public-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2023\/12\/06\/anger-over-bin-strikes-at-public-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Anger over bin strikes at public meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent action by refuse workers frustrates local residents, while union members stand firm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of recycling bins on the street, which sparked public meeting\" class=\"wp-image-66253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of recycling bins on the street, which sparked public meeting\" class=\"wp-image-66253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/11\/Bins.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Recycling collection has been affected by the strike. Photo by George Phillips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the public meeting in Cathays on 9 November, opinions and experiences were shared by striking workers and residents about the ongoing impact of refuse piling up in the streets.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Striking <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2023\/11\/07\/are-job-vacancies-creating-a-crisis-in-hospitality\/\">workers<\/a> from Unite the Union explained the reasons for their action. Refuse worker John Roberts said \u201cmembers are at financial breaking point\u201d and \u201cknow their worth\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cColleagues have had to move properties,&#8221; he said, \u201cone-third of members are financially worse off than this time last year.\u201d He added that there have been huge changes to colleagues&#8217; conditions. These include lost hours and restructuring, meaning members are \u201c\u00a3250 worse off\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to keep certain benefits, some on strike have had to return to work. Roberts called this \u201ca big, big carrot\u201d. He said they were willing to stay but this \u201cturned the table\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roberts and his colleague Simon Edwards told the room how they get up at 4am every morning to ensure the pickets are ready for 5am. &#8220;We&#8217;re more knackered than when we&#8217;re working&#8221; they joked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The public view<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents present were largely supportive of the strike, but there was unanimous frustration over the state of their streets. However, there were not enough members of the public to get a truly representative sample of the feeling of local residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Trades Council secretary, Dave Bartlett called on the council to \u201cspend money on citizens\u201d and expressed his support for the action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No Cardiff Council members were present at the meeting. In a council meeting on 26 October, council leader Huw Thomas stated \u201ca number of meetings have taken place with Unite.&#8221; He referred to the pay dispute being a national one, rather than local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strike <a href=\"https:\/\/nation.cymru\/news\/cardiff-waste-collection-strikes-to-end-this-week-as-workers-are-balloted-on-further-action\/\">concluded<\/a> on 26 November although a re-ballot is expected.&nbsp;Therefore residents will once again face disruption to their refuse collection, something that could be exacerbated by the Christmas period. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent action by refuse workers frustrates local residents, while union members stand firm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1029,"featured_media":66253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7936],"tags":[4646,1559,3830],"coauthors":[7928],"class_list":["post-66252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-public-life","tag-bins","tag-cardiff-strikes","tag-workers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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