Page 4 - Refuse Workers News Today

Streets are still very sticky. if you had been here an hour or an hour and a half ago, there was rubbish piled high beyond the bins for a good five or six metres surrounding it. there are spots like this all over the city, in particular the city centre, because 12 days of rubbish is actually an awful lot to clear away. they had the extra resources in the council to clear the site, they cleared this one little while ago, there is still a refuse worker sweeping the streets just to the left of me h...

Homes, schools and businesses from flooding. the appeal of sea swimming is strong enough for this group to continue for now — but without rapid improvement on pollution, some say itll no longer be worth the risk. tim muffett, bbc news whitstable in kent. a major clean—up operation has begun across edinburgh, following the end of a first wave of strike action by council refuse workers. but rubbish continues to pile up in other council areas. the dispute is over pay. the latest pay offer has j...

But then everyone is struggling just now. in certain situations we can see the bottoms of the binbags here that weve got, they have been pulled away. there are worries that as the rubbish piles up, rats might not be far behind. it is likely that the rats will multiply as they do very quickly in general. we fear that than domestic or even commercial properties may fall victim to these issues. the strike is now spreading. refuse workers in more scottish councils have walked out, including here in ...

Will multiply as they do very quickly in general. we fear that then domestic or even commercial properties may fall victim to these issues. the strike is now spreading. refuse workers in more scottish councils have walked out, including here in aberdeen, as well as glasgow and dundee. and soon schools and nurseries could also be affected in this strike over pay. in two weeks time we will be doing schools and early years and then we will have to sit down and think about the next level of strategy...

New public appeal is expected at some point this week. david, thank ou. water companies have been accused of failing to monitor sewage discharges at popular british seaside resorts. pollution warnings were put in place across more than 40 beaches and swimming spots in england and wales, after recent heavy rain overwhelmed sewer systems. data analysed by the liberal democrats found that many monitoring devices had either not been installed, or worked only a small amount of the time. water firms h...

Of bars all the way down the street here. but you can already see the impact of this refuse strike. piles of rubbish just beginning to mount up as they have over the last four days. people arriving at waverley station are confronted by the new reality of this city, sometimes called the athens of the north. i love scotland, i love edinburgh. but this is really sad. we will do what we have come here for but, yeah, its not optimal. terrible. well, they should pay the people what theyre asking for. ...

Of bars all the way down the street here. but you can already see the impact of this refuse strike. piles of rubbish just beginning to mount up as they have over the last four days. people arriving at waverley station are confronted by the new reality of this city, sometimes called the athens of the north. i love scotland, i love edinburgh. but this is really sad. we will do what we have come here for but, yeah, its not optimal. terrible. well, they should pay the people what they�*re asking f...

The disputes are meeting an aggressive response from the ruling class, with police attacks on pickets and a bitter propaganda campaign against any pay claims.

Was stabbed to death in a park in south london. the met police said the victim, a 15—year—old boy, was found injured in ashburton park in croydon yesterday evening. the victim is the 29th teenager to be killed in london this year — the highest level since 2008. bins will go uncollected today in eastbourne as refuse workers strike over pay and conditions. further walk—outs are planned forjanuary the 7th and 10th. eastbourne council have described the action as "wholly unnecessary" and say...

That might put you at, and how that might translate into risks for members of yourfamily. bins will go uncollected today in eastbourne as refuse workers strike over pay and conditions. further walk—outs are planned forjanuary the 7th and 10th. eastbourne council have described the action as "wholly unnecessary" — and say theyll continue talks with the gmb union. the union says workers are tired of substandard conditions at the depot. southern rail has said it wont run services into london vi...