ðə kˈaʊnsəl bᵻlˈiːvd ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ lˈiːɡəl ɡɹˈaʊndz tə dɪsmˈɪs lˈæθæm, æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvwˈɪtʃ nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən kˈaʊnsəl ɛmplˈɔɪiːz wˈɜːkɪŋ ɪn ɡˈɑːɹbɪdʒ kəlˈɛkʃən, sˌænɪtˈeɪʃən sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ænd ɹˈoʊd wˈɜːks stˈeɪdʒd ɐ wˈɔːkˈaʊt.
The council believed there was no legal grounds to dismiss Latham, as a result of which 97 council employees working in garbage collection, sanitation services and road works staged a walk-out.