Brighton and Hove binmen in wildcat strike
Feb 13 2008 14:06
As of this morning 13/02/08.
Feb 14 2008 10:08
#2
Just went down to the depot this morning, they're still out. It was a nice feeling walking up Lewes Road and seeing bin bags out on the street on my way to see them.. felt like a good omen 
Anyway, spirits were looking pretty high, did a little interview with one of the staff and will try to write some stuff up asap. While I was there the guy I spoke to told me they'd just decided to ballot for the strike to go official, we'll see how it goes..
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Feb 14 2008 10:17
#3
Would be interesting to know if there's any continuity in staff between now and 2001.
Feb 14 2008 10:31
#4
catch wrote:
Would be interesting to know if there's any continuity in staff between now and 2001.
Nah, in 2001 they were salt of the earth, heroes of the revolution etc, nowadays they're all petit-bourgeois counter-revolutionaries. Enough talk, here's a gun, across the ice you go comrade.
Wait, what were we talking about again?
Feb 14 2008 10:47
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Feb 14 2008 11:34
#6
Found it then...Nice one!
Feb 14 2008 11:44
#7
Well, its the same depot as in 2001 and when I was talking to one of the staff down there about the 2001 stuff he talked about it as if he'd been involved and a lot of the guys down there seemed old enough to have been involved. I definitely got that feeling that its a lot of the same people (though there were a lot of younger staff there too) but I'll ask the next time I go down there..
BB: Yeah, I found it! Dunno why I had so much trouble with the directions, my mate lives on the same road!
Feb 14 2008 12:12
#8
More from the Argus. edit: and another.
GMB already in to tell them to get back to work. Looks like it could go on for a while.
Feb 14 2008 12:36
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Feb 15 2008 10:30
#10
Just got a call now from one of the staff down there and they've told me that management have backed down completely, allowed workers back to their old crews and started talks on staffing levels and vehicles..
Oh, and I asked about cross-over with the 2001 strike and he said its probably about 30% the same as back then..
Feb 15 2008 11:24
#11
i love the smell of wildcats in the morning. smells like... victory. nice one ed, and the strikers of course!
Feb 15 2008 12:40
#12
Result! They were out picking up our rubbish this morning, i didn't think they'd have folded! Rocking!!!
Feb 15 2008 16:57
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Alan wrote:
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Yeah sorry about that Catch. 
Feb 15 2008 16:58
#14
Is it true that the whole of Brigthon is a mile wide and there's only one postcode? That's what this one guy told me.
Gotta love those Brighton binmen. admin - frivolity removed
With one exception the comments on that Argus article are surprisingly in favour.