In a timely letter to the Guardian yesterday, Rachel Reeves the Labour PPC for Leeds West stated: ‘refuse collectors in Leeds did not resort to strike action lightly, but because they saw their income and livelihood threatened. Despite eight weeks of the strike, with the mess piling up on our streets and bins overflowing, the refuse workers have the backing of the majority of the city: a concert to raise money for the striking workers has been matched by practical support on the picket line’.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/06/council-strike-leeds-bankers-bailout
