South Gloucestershire bin strike suspended
Union members are to be balloted on an improved pay offer.
A bin strike in South Gloucestershire has been suspended following negotiations between the employer and a union.
Around 150 workers who are members of Unite have been in dispute with their employer, Suez, over pay levels.
Unite has now suspended planned industrial action while it ballots its members on an improved pay offer - which is due to take place next week.
Collections will re-start on Monday.
Councillors Young and Boulton said: “We have been clear from the start that a resolution needs to be found between Suez and Unite as soon possible to end the significant disruption being caused to our residents. We are pleased that Unite are recommending that their members who work for Suez should accept this latest pay offer and hope that this signals a swift return to normal working for the benefit of everyone.
“We have been doing all we can to minimise the impact of the disruption by working with Suez and the staff they have available to provide the best level of service possible in the circumstances.
“We wholeheartedly thank our residents for their patience and the ongoing effort they have been putting into recycling and continuing to help the environment over the past weeks. Our residents have dealt with so much over the past weeks and we are pleased to let them know that kerbside collections will restart on Monday 31 July.”