US EditionMountains of Rubbish Remain Piled on City Streets as Strikes Enter 13th Week
- Birmingham bin workers have maintained an all-out strike since March 11, 2025, disrupting refuse collection in the UK’s second-largest city.
- The strike began after Birmingham City Council proposed scrapping the Waste Recycling and Collection Officer role, causing potential pay cuts up to £8,000 and job downgrades.
- The council pursues a £300 million cost-cutting plan overseen by unelected commissioners, while police and private contractors enforce strikebreaking despite ongoing ACAS arbitration talks since May 1.
- Unite general secretary Sharon Graham criticized the latest watered-down council proposal as not matching the initial ballpark offer, emphasizing the need to involve actual decision makers in upcoming talks.
- The strike continues amid an indefinite High Court injunction limiting picketing and extensive police costs, suggesting prolonged industrial unrest and contested negotiations ahead.
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PressNewsAgencyBirmingham bin workers vote to continue strike until CHRISTMAS in row over pay
Birmingham bin workers have voted to continue a months-long strike, meaning industrial action could continue until December.The dispute over pay and jobs between staff and the local Labour-run council left rubbish filling the streets of the Second City earlier this year.The Unite union said the council told the bin workers they would face pay cuts of up to £8,000, which amounted to as much as a quarter of some staff's wages.But a ballot on Thurs…
High Court injunction against mass picketing by Birmingham bin workers as Unite considers “watered down” proposal
Birmingham City Council’s using a High Court injunction to criminalise effective picketing by bin workers marks a renewed crackdown against the 11-week strike by 350 refuse drivers and loaders opposing job losses and £8,000 pay cuts.
In The Hague, problems are arising in several places due to the strike at waste companies. In parts of the city centre and Segbroek, where there are no underground containers, people are putting waste on the street. Because this cannot be collected, residents are experiencing "a lot of inconvenience" according to the municipality.
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