Binmen going on another 3 day strike

[Weststander]

Let’s fact check your above post before you get ahead of yourself old son.

“Estate Agent Whines”

I’m not an Estate Agent [emoji1745]

“the implication is clearly that he resents "our wonderful binmen" asking for more money. “

I’m whining about them going on strike because my city is already a shit hole with rubbish strewn everywhere, I live here you don’t I’m entitled to “whine”

“Would he work for £19k doing that sort of job? Er, no.”

Er yes I would and have.

I don’t mind you sniping and bitching at me but at least get your facts straight [emoji2357]


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The revision I'd make to what you're saying, is that I'd reserve judgment as to who is actually to blame. Yes the men will be striking, but perhaps BHCC or Veolia are bullying managers?

None of us know either way.

I hate the filthy streets as much as you. I spend some of my time collecting litter and recyclable stuff, either blown about during these strikes or thrown from cars by scum.

 

[Weststander]

1B each or together..?

All told.

Includes running the tips and the Ouse Valley incinerator.

 

[Simster]

Let’s fact check your above post before you get ahead of yourself old son.

“Estate Agent Whines”

I’m not an Estate Agent [emoji1745]

You were though, so you've spent your time doing desk jobs. The fact that you're not an estate agent at this moment in time hardly negates my point, does it?

“the implication is clearly that he resents "our wonderful binmen" asking for more money. “

I’m whining about them going on strike because my city is already a shit hole with rubbish strewn everywhere, I live here you don’t I’m entitled to “whine”

Yes, but perhaps not at the bin men themselves until you yourself bother to "get your facts straight"

“Would he work for £19k doing that sort of job? Er, no.”

Er yes I would and have.

I don’t mind you sniping and bitching at me but at least get your facts straight [emoji2357]

Bollocks. You've never been a bin man and you've been on NSC for decades. What a load of shit.

 

[Simster]

It was all the rage under New Labour. Pretty sure they ran the council back then too.

It's probably their fault then - I'd blame their incompetence awarding a huge bulletproof contract to a crap firm over the bin men in a strike I know nothing about because the bin men seem to strike far more often in Brighton than anywhere else.

 

[Chicken Run]

The revision I'd make to what you're saying, is that I'd reserve judgment as to who is actually to blame. Yes the men will be striking, but perhaps BHCC or Veolia are bullying managers?

None of us know either way.

I hate the filthy streets as much as you. I spend some of my time collecting litter and recyclable stuff, either blown about during these strikes or thrown from cars by scum.

To be fair at no time have I mentioned “whose to blame”, and let’s be brutally honest, we’ve all heard the stories of Hollingdean depot, managing upwards is the style of the shop floor down there and unfortunately for 40 years now the council/private company have never been able to stop the dog being wagged by the tale, still there will always be sympathy from those who don’t even live in the City [emoji6]


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[sydney]

1B each or together..?

wonder who's hat they pulled that out of ....thats a pittance , ridiculous..is the incinerator a back to grid power generator like the Rabbit system...?? i bet it isn't ..

 

[Weststander]

I don’t know when this contract was signed but if it was pre local election it was a Labour majority council, if after it was a Labour minority run council.


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The contract was signed in April 2003, before the election. The council had a huge Labour majority.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Brighton_and_Hove_Borough_Council_election

ESCC also signed on the dotted line, controlled by the Conservative at the time.

 

[Chicken Run]

You were though, so you've spent your time doing desk jobs. The fact that you're not an estate agent at this moment in time hardly negates my point, does it?

Yes, but perhaps not at the bin men themselves until you yourself bother to "get your facts straight"

Bollocks. You've never been a bin man and you've been on NSC for decades. What a load of shit.

So being a bin man is the only job that you think I might not have done for a pittance is the only shit job then righto [emoji106]


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[Simster]

So being a bin man is the only job that you think I might not have done for a pittance is the only shit job then righto [emoji106]

Oh sorry, I'm sure you've spent half your working life earning about 19 grand in a job the average estate agent wouldn't get out of bed for. Righto.

 

[Chicken Run]

Oh sorry, I'm sure you've spent half your working life earning about 19 grand in a job the average estate agent wouldn't get out of bed for. Righto.

My first job was a Sunblest putting lids on bread tins in extremely uncomfortable conditions

Royal Navy £28 a day working in extremely uncomfortable conditions in the majority of cases 7 days a week.

Warehouse work for £8 per hour moving large pallets of produce

Do I need to go on in fact having thought about I recon of my 35 years of working the majority wasn’t in an office, anyway I don’t have the appetite to continue this with you have a great rest of the day.


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[Simster]

My first job was a Sunblest putting lids on bread tins in extremely uncomfortable conditions

Royal Navy £28 a day working in extremely uncomfortable conditions in the majority of cases 7 days a week.

Warehouse work for £8 per hour moving large pallets of produce

Do I need to go on in fact having thought about I recon of my 35 years of working the majority wasn’t in an office, anyway I don’t have the appetite to continue this with you have a great rest of the day.


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We can all name jobs we've done that we didn't like especially if you're going as far back as your teenage years. If you spent more than 5 years in total doing those jobs, I'd be extremely surprised. I mean your Royal Navy job must have been 30 years ago FFS, because with minimum wage now you'd have earned that in 3 hours!

So to clarify, how many years have you spent doing such uncomfortable jobs whilst supporting a family?

 

[Machiavelli]

The contract was signed in April 2003, before the election. The council had a huge Labour majority.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Brighton_and_Hove_Borough_Council_election

ESCC also signed on the dotted line, controlled by the Conservative at the time.

That settles it: the contract was clearly the Greens fault

 

[Weststander]

That settles it: the contract was clearly the Greens fault

Shirley there's a way to pin the blame on Lucas?

 

[WATFORD zero]

The binmen strike hasn't started has it ?

Still waiting on collection of rubbish from 2 days ago

 

[Chicken Run]

Starting tomorrow and the GMB Union claim the leader of the Council ordered an additional collection on Saturday prior to the strike, either Phelim is a liar or the GMB are liars, [emoji848]

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19623721.brighton-council-leader-denies-extra-bin-collection-home/