Refuse workers have accepted a pay deal from Biffa after bin strike action was threatened.
A bin strike that would have affected up to 220,000 households has been called off after refuse workers accepted a revised pay offer from Biffa.
Despite rampant inflation Biffa – the outsourced waste company which has a contract with Manchester council for bin collections and street scene services – offered most of its staff a 1.75 per cent pay rise at first.
This would have been a real terms pay cut.
The two year pay deal will mean a 22per cent increase for HGV driver,an 11 per cent increase for loaders and a 8/11 per cent increases for street scene workers
Michael Clark, GMB Organiser, said,
“Our members voices have been heard – because they stood together.
“We would like to thank Manchester City Council and their leader Bev Craig for their assistance in the dispute.
“To other unscrupulous employers take note – the GMB will stand firm against any attempts to enforce pay cuts.”
