On July 30, Liverpool Council outdoor staff walked off the job after hearing that management wants to 鈥渢ender out鈥 cleaners鈥 jobs.
Management wants to 鈥渃ut costs鈥 by tendering the jobs to cheaper firms which would pay less and provide a poorer service for residents. The United Services Union (USU) said that management, cynically, had offered to help workers prepare a tender for their own jobs!