At the heart of the dispute are the Waste Recycling and Collection Officers, who were paid more than some other bin workers.

O n Birmingham’s poorer streets, veiled mothers push their prams through scattered litter. The remarkably sunny spring would ...

Unite, which represents the striking workers, says some will be £8,000 a year worse off and claims bin lorry drivers will ... "I can't understand, I can't make the connection, between a council ...

The bin lorry drivers in Birmingham were accompanied ... is "safety critical" but the council says that "none of the roles make any specific reference to there being a lead person responsible ...

Birmingham City Council has not ruled out talks with union officials over the bank holiday weekend as the bin worker strike ...

This time it already seemed worse than the last strike in Birmingham in 2017, and like then, it appeared to highlight the ...

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Residents angry at seeing rubbish pile up in a sixth week of strikes hit out at the refuse workers’ deal, which sees bin lorry drivers earn £33,366 to £40,476 based on experience. They are ...

Birmingham City Council is guilty of pumping out false narratives in the media regarding the ongoing bin strike, writes ...