Dive summary:
- Around 100 workers stood outside the Veolia plant in protest of four of their co-workers being fired for gross misconduct, which is believed to be linked to the workers taking a bag of grass cuttings.
- Workers continued the protest for three hours before eventually returning to work as talks continued.
- If the four staff members aren’t reinstated, other employees might ballot for official action.
From the article:
BINMEN and other workers staged a walkout in Bromley this morning after four members of staff were fired by Veolia Environmental Services yesterday (October 3).
Waste disposal lorries began work for the day at 10am more than three hours after their scheduled start after the protest.
Around 100 workers stood outside the depot in Baths Road protesting about the sackings. ...