Birmingham City Council and Unite: Refuse Workers’ Pay Debate
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Lord McLoughlin
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Birmingham City Council and Unite: Refuse Workers’ Pay
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Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab)
The noble Lord raises an important point about the pay of public service workers, and it is very important that they are recognised for the real value they provide in our communities. But even before the strike, Birmingham’s waste service was failing residents. For example, in 2024-25 residents registered over 120,000 missed bin collections. The council now has to press ahead with the much-needed transformation to build a waste service that is fit for purpose and delivers for the people of Birmingham. That of course includes recognising the staff as they should be recognised.
Lord McLoughlin (Con)
Bearing in mind the words of the noble Lord, Lord Woodley, on the position of the commissioners, do the Government have full confidence in the commissioners appointed to do that job?