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Bin Workers Strike in Birmingham

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Birmingham strike: How much do bin workers get paid?

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Council wants to scrap the role of Waste Recycling and Collection Officers (WRCO ) WRCOs are paid more than some other bin workers.

The National Careers Service says the pay range for a bin worker is on average between 24,000 and 30,000 per year.

Unite claims that the scrapping of the WRCO role will leave some workers having to accept pay cuts of up to 8,000 .

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informal

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English

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https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20009/waste_and_recycling/3020/waste_and_recycling_industrial_action_-_faq_for_residents/5 https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/news/2025/february/striking-birmingham-bin-workers-reject-pay-off-deal https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/news/2025/march/birmingham-bins-wasting-millions-on-expensive-employment-agencies-unite-reveals https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjg07xvnnjo https://icasework.birmingham.gov.uk/resource?id=28869669&db=MhQoJI%2BoqPJLNoqKzds%2BKA%3D%3D https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/occupation4digitsoc2010ashetable14 https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/bin-worker https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9ljx8qdqdo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4jwjxddp8o https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article/1552/factsheet_on_industrial_action_by_unite_the_union_in_the_waste_service https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd9yz5n354o

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www.birmingham.gov.uk www.unitetheunion.org www.bbc.co.uk icasework.birmingham.gov.uk www.ons.gov.uk nationalcareers.service.gov.uk

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