BIN workers in Kirklees who threatened an indefinite all-out strike have finally called off their planned industrial action.
The resolution follows weeks of talks between Kirklees Council and bin workers’ union Unison over unmanageable workloads and allegations of bullying and harassment.
In a joint statement Karl Battersby, service director, Kirklees Council and Paul Holmes, branch secretary, Kirklees Unison said they were “pleased” to report that a settlement had been achieved.
They added: “This means that the threat of industrial action affecting the service has now been lifted.”
There were fears that a strike would affect tens of thousands of bin collections. The stand-off between the union and the council has rumbled on for months with local union members seemingly at odds with regional chiefs.
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