Negotiations change planned bin strike action
The start of the strikes were due to take place next week in North Somerset.
Last updated 8th Apr 2022
A meeting took place yesterday between North Somerset Environment Company, North Somerset Council's supplied of recycling and waste services and the GMB union.
ACAS, the UK's industrial mediation service, also attended to support the negotiation process.
The strikes were earmarked because of a pay dispute, but a revised and improved offer has been determined.
To allow a ballot to take place of GMB members, the GMB has agreed to suspend planned strike action on the following four days this month:
- Tuesday 12 April
- Wednesday 13 April
- Saturday 16 April (Easter weekend)
- Sunday 17 April (Easter weekend)
North Somerset’s three recycling centres (Backwell, Portishead and Weston-super-Mare) will also open as normal over this period.
Recycling services are still suspended on Thursday 21 April and Friday 22 April.
North Somerset’s three recycling centres (Backwell, Portishead and Weston-super-Mare) will also close on Thursday 21 April and Friday 22 April.
Residents who have their recycling collected on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will not be impacted.
It is planned that black bin waste, garden waste and clinical waste collections will continue on Thursday 21 April and Friday 22 April as usual.
The overtime ban imposed by the GMB remains in place for the period between Tuesday 12 and Saturday 30 April.
This means that during those dates, GMB members will not be able to work extra time to help NSEC catch-up with any backlog.
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