Decades-long dispute between council and GMB union resurfaces after report shows 140% rise in missed collections
The threat, if not explicit, was thinly veiled. Written in capitals, it had been left on a car parked outside the home of a waste-depot manager. The car’s tyres had been slashed. “Leave the case alone. Brakes next,” it said. “Nice dogs by the way.”
It may sound like a scene from a Sopranos-style mafia drama, but the threat was not made in mob-run New Jersey – the note was left in one of the most liberal, bohemian cities in England, where a battle over who really controls the bins is threatening to spill on to the streets.
Decades-long dispute between council and GMB union resurfaces after report shows 140% rise in missed collectionsThe threat, if not explicit, was thinly veiled. Written in capitals, it had been left on a car parked outside the home of a waste-depot manager. The car’s tyres had been slashed. “Leave the case alone. Brakes next,” it said. “Nice dogs by the way.”It may sound like a scene from a Sopranos-style mafia drama, but the threat was not made in mob-run New Jersey – the note was left in one of the most liberal, bohemian cities in England, where a battle over who really controls the bins is threatening to spill on to the streets. Continue reading… Brighton, Waste, GMB union, England, East Sussex, UK news, Local government, Trade unions, Environment, Crime Business | The Guardian
