Hive-off battle
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TORKERS have staged a oneeek strike at Edinburgh Disict Council Cleansing Departent's spanking new £3 million aintenance workshop. The disate is about jobs being hived if to private firms.
Normally all running repairs e carried out by the Departent's direct workforce. Only ecialised repairs, warranty id excessive damage are subintracted out.
On Wednesday: August 3, iven running repairs were sent it to private firms; the next day x trucks. The stewards for the aft unions in the workshop ent to management. and told em that if another truck was nt out they would call a shop eeting and recommend indusial action.
The next day, Friday, manrement called their bluff. A ass meeting voted overwhelmgly to strike.
Un Monday 8th, the Leader of the e Council's minority Labour oup set up a meeting with e stewards and Labour Counlors. Meanwhile the strike has it been made official. It was oving difficult to get in touch th the union officials.
On Friday August 12 a mass seting voted unanimously to turn to work on Monday 15th, er the Director of Cleansing ve a verbal agreement of itas quo and the union fullners promised they would et an early meeting with him. While waiting to see what Des of that. a promising aquir! DOT is so pee de bocis dé ise Depart.
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