{"id":13138,"date":"2017-08-31T15:59:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T14:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=13138"},"modified":"2017-08-31T15:59:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T14:59:52","slug":"stand-firm-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=13138","title":{"rendered":"‘Stand firm’ call"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unite today (August 31) urged members of Birmingham city council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cabinet to back the deal agreed with\u00c2\u00a0 the leader of the council, John Clancy at the conciliation service Acas and bring the long running bin dispute to an end.<\/p>\n

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Urging councillors to stand firm when they vote tomorrow (September 1), Unite accused council officers of attempting to reignite the dispute and undermine Birmingham\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s democratically elected leaders with disingenuous threats of the deal opening the door to equal pay claims.<\/p>\n

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Dismissing claims by council officers that the retention of the safety critical grade 3 loader role would lead to equal pay cases and job evaluation issues as misleading, Unite warned that officers were deliberately misinterpreting the Acas deal to provoke further industrial action.<\/p>\n

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Under the deal agreed at Acas, the grade 3 bin loader role would be retained and they would keep their current responsibility for safety. In return refuse workers would move from a four day week to a five day week.<\/p>\n

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Unite understands that council officers are basing their equal pay threats on responsibility for safety being stripped from the grade 3 bin loader and being given to the driver of the bin wagon. A change that was not agreed as part of the Acas agreement.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bUnite is committed to the common sense deal agreed with the leader of Birmingham city council at Acas,” said Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe would urge members of the council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cabinet to see through the council officers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 disingenuous and wilful misinterpretation of the deal and back it when they vote.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bCabinet members must interrogate the officers \u00e2\u20ac\u0098claimed\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 legal advice that has been given on a misrepresentation that the Acas deal sees the safety supervision responsibilities going to the driver,” he added.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bSince the agreement was reached council officers have sought to undermine Birmingham council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s democratically elected leader with their attempts to unpick an agreement that sees compromise on all sides.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bTheir agenda appears to have one mission and one mission only. Not the safety or interests of Birmingham\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s residents, but a desire to prolong industrial action and see rubbish return to the streets of Birmingham.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bA return to industrial action is certain should the council officers get their way and this deal falls through,” Beckett warned. “We would urge Birmingham\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cabinet to stand up to the unelected paid officers and do right by the city and endorse this deal.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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