Up to 250 refuse workers in Brighton and Hove have started a week-long strike today following a pay dispute.
The council employees stopped work at 5.30am in protest at changes to their pay which a union claims could see each worker lose up to £8,000 in wages.
The GMB union warned that further planned stoppages could see no waste collected in Brighton and Hove this month, the BBC reported.
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A statement from Brighton and Hove City council said: “The council has comprehensive plans to deal with any ongoing disruption to waste services and we would implement those should it become necessary.”
Last week 96% of GMB members voted in favour of taking industrial action.
