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Cardiff Council workers vote for six weeks of strike action over ‘toxic workplace bullying’

14 Apr 2022 2 minute read
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Members of the Unite trade union have voted by a majority of 98% to take industrial action which could cause widespread disruption to refuse and recycling collections in Cardiff.

Workers have voted to strike over claims of widespread bullying within Cardiff City Council Waste Services department and say six weeks of strike action will commence from 22nd April.

The union says it has been raising workers’ concerns over bullying for several months, but no firm action has been taken by the council to address their complaints.

A recent survey of Unite members working within Waste Services found that over 60 per cent of workers had either witnessed workplace bullying or had been bullied themselves.

Unite has also raised a number of other issues with the council stemming from the “bullying culture” including health and safety failings and misuse of agency labour.

Toxic

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Workers at Cardiff Council have had enough of the toxic workplace bullying. Unless the council urgently resolve our grievances then six weeks of strike action will start in just nine days’ time.

“Our members are completely united and determined to win this fight for justice and they will receive the full support of Unite during the strike.”

Unite regional secretary Peter Hughes commented: “We have tried to resolve this dispute through negotiations with the council but have hit a brick wall. Although it is not too late to find a resolution, time is quickly running out.

“We have an overwhelming mandate for strike action and our members are determined to force change within Cardiff’s waste services department. This strike will unfortunately see major disruption to the refuse collections of Cardiff’s residents. However, the blame for this will lie squarely at the door of Cardiff City Council.”


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Mab Meirion
Mab Meirion
2 years ago

Perhaps the nature of the bullying could be described in a little more detail…

hdavies15
hdavies15
2 years ago
Reply to  Mab Meirion

Management and petty officials enjoy cracking the whip.. makes their day. Yet when a certain Mr McEvoy got stuck into those bullies who were bullying citizens the officials turned and claimed they were being bullied ! Nest of vipers in that Council and it’s repeated in many authorities and agencies within Wales. Nothing worse than a bunch of entitled bureaucrats forgetting that they are there to serve the public.

I.Humphrys
I.Humphrys
2 years ago

Toward a fairer world order for Cymru. Indy asap.

judusgoat
judusgoat
2 years ago

good luck binmen, shame on cardiff council and the labour party for treating working people so badly

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