Unite Staff Jet Off to Cannes and Barcelona on ‘European Solidarity Tour’ – Guido Fawkes

Unite Staff Jet Off to Cannes and Barcelona on ‘European Solidarity Tour’

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Unite is holding Birmingham to ransom with bin strikes, announcing last week the industrial action will continue and could go on until Christmas. While the rubbish is piling high, the union has launched another “European solidarity tour” against French waste company Veolia across sunny destinations from France to Spain. All funded by its membership subs…

Unite is in a dispute with Veolia over a recognition row in Sheffield, where Veolia already has a long-standing agreement with GMB – the union representing most staff. GMB has warned that recognising Unite could trigger counter-disputes and mass disruption to Sheffield’s waste services. Bin workers there have been on strike since last August…

Unite staff have jaunted off to Lyon, Marseille, Cannes, Barcelona and are now currently in Frankfurt to protest against Veolia, with Unite’s general secretary Sharon Graham declaring: “Anyone who does business with Veolia will hear from Unite no matter where in the world they may be. Veolia needs to officially recognise Unite in Sheffield and needs to do so now”. Nice jolly if you can get it…