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All the news and updates from Unite's campaign

29 Jan 2026

Birmingham council facing millions of pounds in legal claims from bin workers

19 Jan 2026

Birmingham council report on spending £33m to break bin strike still likely to underestimate costs by millions

6 Dec 2025

Birmingham council’s strike breaking lies exposed as monthly spend on agencies and outsourcers triples

28 Nov 2025

Birmingham bins rally on first day of strike action by agency workers

25 Nov 2025

Fresh Birmingham agency bin worker bullying revealed as staff publicly ranked by driving mistakes at work

20 Nov 2025

Birmingham bin strike: Shabana Mahmood community event

17 Nov 2025

Birmingham bin strikes escalate and set to continue beyond next year’s local elections

11 Nov 2025

Birmingham public and businesses support Unite’s call to restart bin talks

27 Oct 2025

Birmingham bin agency workers balloted for strike action

23 Oct 2025

Unite demands independent Investigation into blacklisting at Birmingham Council.

15 Oct 2025

Birmingham miscalculation on equal pay liability exposes mismanagement and incompetence at council

14 Oct 2025

Birmingham bin worker blacklisting scandal rocks council

8 Oct 2025

Birmingham bin agency staff refusing to cross picket lines due to ‘toxic workplace culture’

11 Jul 2025

Unite conference votes overwhelmingly to re-examine relationship with Labour and suspend Angela Rayner from Unite membership over Birmingham bins dispute

9 Jul 2025

Birmingham bins fire and rehire threats won’t work, Unite

8 Jul 2025

Ombudsman urged to investigate Birmingham commissioners’ financial conflicts in keeping bin strike going

30 Jun 2025

Liverpool Local Government Association conference protest over Birmingham council leaders’ handling of bin strike

23 Jun 2025

Just five per cent of Birmingham residents likely or very likely to vote Labour in next year’s local elections

5 Jun 2025

Birmingham bin strike could last until December as workers vote for further industrial action

31 May 2025

Birmingham council finally presents 'watered-down' bin dispute proposal

23 May 2025

Birmingham polling shows 90% wouldn’t accept bin worker pay cuts and 65% would strike

21 May 2025

Birmingham Bin Strike Escalates

29 Apr 2025

Birmingham council real plans laid bare as it now announces savage cuts for bin drivers

23 Apr 2025

Union urges Birmingham council to stick to what they have said in public and not continue with savage pay cuts

16 Apr 2025

Unite statement on Birmingham bin strike talks today

16 Apr 2025

Birmingham bin strikes: If council leader puts in writing what he says in public a deal would be a lot closer

14 Apr 2025

Birmingham bin workers overwhelmingly reject partial offer from council

10 Apr 2025

Unite leader Sharon Graham’s response to Angela Rayner Birmingham comments

27 Mar 2025

Birmingham council accused of threats and intimidation against striking workers

4 Apr 2025

Unite leader in response to Downing Street on Birmingham bins

31 Mar 2025

Birmingham council’s major incident is about making lowest paid pay for politicians’ mistakes

25 Mar 2025

Slow rate of Birmingham bin strike talks criticised by Unite

20 Mar 2025

Birmingham bin agency workers fired for talking to picketers join strikes

10 Mar 2025

Birmingham bin chaos could stretch into summer as workers vote to extend strikes

9 Mar 2025

Birmingham bins wasting millions on expensive employment agencies Unite reveals

3 Mar 2025

Striking Birmingham bin workers protest at ‘zombie council’ budget meeting

26 Feb 2025

Birmingham bin strike goes all out as dispute escalates

17 Feb 2025

Striking Birmingham bin workers reject ‘pay off’ deal

11 Feb 2025

Striking Birmingham bin workers protest outside Council House

19 Dec 2024

Birmingham bin workers to strike in new year over pay attacks

18 Nov 2024

Birmingham bin workers ballot for strike over pay attack

15 Aug 2024

Birmingham council plans to attack bin worker pay slated by Unite

Back Birmingham's refuse workers | News archive

All the news and updates from Unite's campaign

Birmingham council facing millions of pounds in legal claims from bin workers

Birmingham council report on spending £33m to break bin strike still likely to underestimate costs by millions

Birmingham council’s strike breaking lies exposed as monthly spend on agencies and outsourcers triples

Birmingham bins rally on first day of strike action by agency workers

Fresh Birmingham agency bin worker bullying revealed as staff publicly ranked by driving mistakes at work

Birmingham bin strike: Shabana Mahmood community event

Birmingham bin strikes escalate and set to continue beyond next year’s local elections

Birmingham public and businesses support Unite’s call to restart bin talks

Birmingham bin agency workers balloted for strike action

Unite demands independent Investigation into blacklisting at Birmingham Council.

Birmingham miscalculation on equal pay liability exposes mismanagement and incompetence at council

Birmingham bin worker blacklisting scandal rocks council

Birmingham bin agency staff refusing to cross picket lines due to ‘toxic workplace culture’

Unite conference votes overwhelmingly to re-examine relationship with Labour and suspend Angela Rayner from Unite membership over Birmingham bins dispute

Birmingham bins fire and rehire threats won’t work, Unite

Ombudsman urged to investigate Birmingham commissioners’ financial conflicts in keeping bin strike going

Liverpool Local Government Association conference protest over Birmingham council leaders’ handling of bin strike

Just five per cent of Birmingham residents likely or very likely to vote Labour in next year’s local elections

Birmingham bin strike could last until December as workers vote for further industrial action

Birmingham council finally presents 'watered-down' bin dispute proposal

Birmingham polling shows 90% wouldn’t accept bin worker pay cuts and 65% would strike

Birmingham Bin Strike Escalates

Birmingham council real plans laid bare as it now announces savage cuts for bin drivers

Union urges Birmingham council to stick to what they have said in public and not continue with savage pay cuts

Unite statement on Birmingham bin strike talks today

Birmingham bin strikes: If council leader puts in writing what he says in public a deal would be a lot closer

Birmingham bin workers overwhelmingly reject partial offer from council

Unite leader Sharon Graham’s response to Angela Rayner Birmingham comments

Birmingham council accused of threats and intimidation against striking workers

Unite leader in response to Downing Street on Birmingham bins

Birmingham council’s major incident is about making lowest paid pay for politicians’ mistakes

Slow rate of Birmingham bin strike talks criticised by Unite

Birmingham bin agency workers fired for talking to picketers join strikes

Birmingham bin chaos could stretch into summer as workers vote to extend strikes

Birmingham bins wasting millions on expensive employment agencies Unite reveals

Striking Birmingham bin workers protest at ‘zombie council’ budget meeting

Birmingham bin strike goes all out as dispute escalates

Striking Birmingham bin workers reject ‘pay off’ deal

Striking Birmingham bin workers protest outside Council House

Birmingham bin workers to strike in new year over pay attacks

Birmingham bin workers ballot for strike over pay attack

Birmingham council plans to attack bin worker pay slated by Unite

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