Around 40 bin workers in Sandwell, West Midlands, lobbied a meeting between Serco and the GMB and Unite trade unions last week.
Serco is set to be their new employer from 1 November.
Workers are engaged in a long-running battle with the council, their current employer, over a “single status” deal that has slashed their pay.
They are continuing a work to rule that began in July and have struck against the cuts.
A staffing crisis in the NHS
Health workers set to strike across four Manchester hospitals
Bus workers rejected an offer and came back out
