Some inner city suburbs are going weeks without red, yellow and green bin collections as workers hold their third 24 hour strike. 9News
council area today, but residents are being urged to still put them out, as workers strike over a wage dispute., demanding the council contracted company Cleanaway increases wages and fixes what they claim are understaffing issues.
"Nevertheless we ask residents to put their bins out as scheduled as we are doing everything we can to address these missed collections over the coming days," Barone said. "The City of Sydney supports the rights of workers to take action to achieve fair wages and conditions."She said council was urging the union and Cleanaway to resolve the matter quickly.
A Cleanaway spokesperson said it met with union representatives late yesterday afternoon and offered pay increases of five and four per cent, dated back to July 1, 2022.
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