Andrew Vaux analyses both sides’ views on the ongoing Birmingham waste disposal strike as workers are balloted today on ...

Unite, which represents the striking workers, says some will be £8,000 a year worse off and claims bin lorry drivers will have their pay cut next. Unite said in a statement that the council had ...

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Birmingham City Council told us that the pay band for loaders - the most junior people working on a bin lorry - in Birmingham was £24,027 to £25,992 - that's about £11.50 to £12.50 an hour.

After almost three days of disruption to goods transportation across Karnataka, the Federation of Karnataka State Lorry Owners and Agents’ Association (FKSLOA) has called off its indefinite ...

A moving lorry on Peenya flyover caught fire due to a short circuit in the battery box on Thursday afternoon. The truck driver and his assistant stopped the vehicle and jumped to safety upon ...

When this all started there were 170 workers facing the pay cuts and since then the Council has said 200 bin lorry drivers will be served the same medicine. Also being lined up for £8000 pay cuts.

Bin lorry drivers can earn more, up to around £33,000 or more, but any starting salary can vary because of experience, training or location. The WRCO role, which Unite are fighting to keep, is unique ...

Dennis Weinstiger, 68, passed away at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville on Sunday, April 13. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on May 30, 1956 to Charles Lee Weinstiger & Shirley Ann George Weinstiger.