South Tyneside Bin Strike

[Bob Fleming]

Disruptions to bin collections due to strike action
Week beginning Tues 16 April please put out all bins and leave them out until one has been collected

FFS I thought I'd read they'd come to an agreement.

 

[Jarra Dicka]

STC put a statement out last week saying it had been resolved...the same statement they put out over a month ago.
Its not been resolved.
Ive been told that the 2 managers involved have refused to move to different departments.

 

[Heritage hampers]

Sack the board

 

[Joe Public]

STC put a statement out last week saying it had been resolved...the same statement they put out over a month ago.
Its not been resolved.
Ive been told that the 2 managers involved have refused to move to different departments.

It didn’t quite say that, but it did strongly suggest progress was being made. There’s an election coming up.

 

[Big Jeff]

It’s ridiculous that an industrial dispute can take this long to resolve.

 

[Shandy drinker]

STC put a statement out last week saying it had been resolved...the same statement they put out over a month ago.
Its not been resolved.
Ive been told that the 2 managers involved have refused to move to different departments.

Did they want to take their own coaching team
Weak weak hr in all councils

 

[buster]

It’s ridiculous that an industrial dispute can take this long to resolve.

Clearly both sides want it to go on.

 

[Startrite]

Just leaving both bins out now till they are emptied, as are all of my street. We were promised collections in the last couple of weeks which did not happen.

 

[Wilson ftm]

Neither bin been emptied this week beyond a joke this mind

 

[RokerLegend]

Neither bin been emptied this week beyond a joke this mind

You’ll probably be the first to get collected on Tuesday so keep both out.

Ours was due to be collected Thursday but didn’t get emptied until Friday - think it’s because the crews are doing a go slow

 

[Big Jeff]

My mam and dad who live in South Shields had their green ( garden waste) bin emptied but they pay for that.

 

[Wilson ftm]

You’ll probably be the first to get collected on Tuesday so keep both out.

Ours was due to be collected Thursday but didn’t get emptied until Friday - think it’s because the crews are doing a go slow

Hope so the whole area is starting to look like the opening scene on 28 days later.

 

[Heritage hampers]

My mam and dad who live in South Shields had their green ( garden waste) bin emptied but they pay for that.

We pay for normal bins through council tax

 

[Big Jeff]

We pay for normal bins through council tax

Indeed and you are not going to get a reduction in your council tax despite them failing to provide the service you are paying for.

 

[safcgun]

We understand any disruption to bin collections is frustrating.

The Council has a duty to set a balanced budget prior to the financial year. Part of this budget setting process includes setting the Council Tax to cover social care, education, libraries, road maintenance, streetlighting, cleansing, planning and waste collection.

Council Tax is a tax not a service charge. Households legally have to pay their Council Tax even if services are disrupted or if people don't use a certain service.

 

[buster]

My mam and dad who live in South Shields had their green ( garden waste) bin emptied but they pay for that.

You’ll find they pay for the other bins as well.

 

[Heritage hampers]

Indeed and you are not going to get a reduction in your council tax despite them failing to provide the service you are paying for.

Because of these managers

 

[Big Jeff]

Because of these managers

I have no idea what the dispute is about do you know and are you able to say so on here?

 

[KeefBeer]

It’s now a complete shambles
How is the green bin collections going to fit into all this??
I think the idea of dumping rubbish bags in front of town hall sounds enticing

Our green bin was emptied on Friday, the truck followed the blue bin one down the street. Gave me a couple of minutes to stick it out.

 

[1992clock]

Disruptions to bin collections due to strike action
Week beginning Tues 16 April please put out all bins and leave them out until one has been collected

Where did you see/read that? Can't find nowt anywhere online