Bin strikes, Union might, and the equal pay time bomb

Bin strikes, Union might, and the equal pay time bomb

By Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs The mounting piles of rat-infested black rubbish bags in Birmingham, reminiscent of the chaotic squalor under another Labour government nearly half a century ago, are grim testament to the continuing power of trade unions, in this case Unite, in the public sector. This power is likely to be enhanced in the next few years as the industrial relations p…