Overflowing Bins, Stalled Talks: What’s Behind Birmingham’s Bin Strike?

Injunction over pickets in strike by bin workers to continue indefinitely

Members of Unite have been on all-out strike since March 11 in a row over pay and jobs in Birmingham. A court order to stop bin lorries being blocked from leaving depots amid a long-running strike in Birmingham will continue indefinitely, a council has said. Birmingham City Council said the injunction sets out expected behaviour from pickets and will ensure that protests at its three depots are in accordance with legal provisions. An interim inj…

Overflowing bins, stalled Talks: What’s behind Birmingham’s bin strike?

Richard Gullick reports from the streets of Birmingham as bin strike resurfaces. Watch the full video above.

Birmingham bin strike costs taxpayer nearly £1m to fund policing at picket lines - Birmingham Live

Almost 1,800 West Midlands Police officers have been deployed to three city waste depots over 11-weeks

Injunction over pickets in strike by bin workers to continue indefinitely - Jersey Evening Post

A court order to stop bin lorries being blocked from leaving depots amid a long-running strike in Birmingham will continue indefinitely, a council has said. Birmingham City Council said the injunction sets out expected behaviour from pickets and will ensure that protests at its three depots are in accordance with legal provisions. An interim injunction was granted on May 23 until a hearing on Thursday, but the council said the court had ratified…

Birmingham secures injunction against waste strike disruption as bin backlog grows

Birmingham City Council has been granted an interim High Court injunction aimed at preventing striking waste workers from obstructing vehicles at three depot sites, in a move to stabilise waste collection services disrupted by ongoing industrial action. The injunction, effective until at least 29 May, outlines restrictions on strike-related activities amid what the council describes as “unlawful” disruption tied to indefinite industrial action b…

Interview | On strike with Birmingham bin workers

As Birmingham’s bin strike continues, proposed cuts threaten to leave hundreds of workers worse off. In this interview, Steeven, a striking worker, speaks to rs21 member Hamza about the fight to protect their pay and the solidarity on the picket line.  Photograph of the picket, courtesy of Hamza More than 350 Birmingham bin workers began strike action on 11 March 2025 in response to proposed changes to their roles that would result in significan…