Birmingham City Council ‘on track’ to clear waste backlog

The Birmingham City Council says that it is on its way to clearing an accumulation of unreasonable waste, despite the current dispute with the Unite Union.

Craig Cooper, strategic director of operations of the city, said that the collections would first focus on “the poorest parts” of the city “affected more” by the current strike.

The strike workers have a concentrate one day after joining members of the Union He rejected the last salary offer of the City Council.

Hundreds of total strike on March 11 in a confrontation with the Labor Council that has led to garbage and garbage bags full of flies that accumulate in the streets.

The city’s residents are in the middle of the dispute and many have told the BBC about their growing frustrations, and one says that “it cannot continue.”

Cooper said that the amount of uncompassed waste had reached its maximum point in 22,000 tons, but I hoped to return to “a collection of homes every week” for all residents for the weekend.

The waste and the recycling of the garden will not be collected by the authority until the strike ends, he added.

“We are already collecting normal domestic waste this week,” he said. “We are back in a good control position.

“The priority is now the cleaning of the street and make sure that the fly tip is at the management level.”

He added that the Council had 120 container trucks every day completing rounds, which was approximately half or its total capacity.

Cooper described it as “disappointing”, an agreement had not reached the leg with Unite and urged them to “return to the table” to finish the dispute.

More negotiations between the two parties are expected to take place on Wednesday.

The dispute focuses on the Council’s decision to eliminate waste recycling roles and collection officers of some BIN workers.

On Monday, the workers voted to reject the last sacrifice of the counter, which Unite said it was “totally inappropriate” and did not address possible salary cuts for 200 drivers.

A Board spokesman said the offer was fair and included options for affected workers.

The rally began at 10:30 BST outside the council’s house and Unite confirmed that a petition was delivered that contigates 3000 signatures to turn the event.

UNE’s boxes, BIN workers and followers went to the demonstration, which included speeches of union figures and surprising personnel.

There were cheers and strong horns of the crowd, which held posters and flags.

Many Brummies have taken a step forward to help each other to last the strikes, with Neighbors who share trips to the tip and litter volunteers See increase your work.

“Where we can help people, we should help,” said Haroon Hassan, who was collecting garbage bags from residents and taking them to a mobile waste center in Small Heath on Tuesday.

“That is just being a good citizen, a good member of the community.”

Duration The strike, the Council has been executing mobile collections where Bin Trucks is parked in a fixed place in a neighborhood during a morning, so that people can bring their garbage.

Hassan told BBC Radio WM that the container strike had been “very, very difficult” for residents, especially with the warmest climate in recent weeks.

He said he hoped that the two parties will soon find a solution since “these kinds of things cannot continue forever.”

Violet Williams, a small Heath resident who was using the waste center, said he felt “horrible” when he saw photos of container bags accumulating in the streets of the city, which have appeared in the headlines around the world.

Mrs. Williams, who does not have a car, was dropping her garbage in the center to get a bus to collect more garbage from her 92 -year -old mother.

As the strike rumbles, national government ministers have also Conerns in voice About the situation in the second largest city in the United Kingdom.

“Our message, strong and clear, is that Unite needs to cancel the strike, accept the agreement and return to normal,” Industry Minister Sarah Jones, BBC Breakfast said Tuesday.

The union said its workers were surprising to avoid salary cuts, not in an attempt to obtain more money than they currently receive.

“Our members would not like anything to cancel the strike and return to work,” said Onay Kasab, a National Unite officer, BBC Breakfast.

“But as things are, we still have people who will face great salary cuts as results of this.”