Veolia refuse collection staff to strike over holiday pay

February 25, 2020 Chris Tindall


 

Seven days of strike action among Veolia refuse workers have been announced in a dispute over holiday pay. Bin collections and street cleaning services in the London borough of Tower Hamlets will stop after the employees of Veolia, which holds the refuse, recycling and street cleaning contract for the borough, voted in favour of strike action The Unite union said that despite reaching an agreement on the calculation of holiday pay in August 2018, Veolia still owes around 150 workers […]




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