Birmingham Bin Strike Reaches One Year Mark with No End in Sight

Birmingham bins strike reaches one-year anniversary

Members of Unite walked out on January 6 last year and have been on all out strike since last March.

Birmingham residents face five month wait for recycling collections amid grim bins strike milestone - Birmingham Live

The Birmingham bins strike has now rumbled on for 12 months - and it could continue well into 2026

Massive wait for recycling collections to return as bins strike hits grim milestone

Birmingham residents may have to wait a few more months for recycling collections to return as the bins strike reaches the bleak one year milestone.

Birmingham bin strike reaches one year mark with no end in sight

Unite says there will be no end to the strikes until there is a fair deal for the bin workers."

One year on, Birmingham still gripped by bin strike that's reshaped daily life

Bin collections are still disrupted, bags pile up on street corners and negotiations between the union and council aren't even happening.

Birmingham refuse workers’ defiant message on first anniversary of bin strike

Speaking from the Perry Barr Depot in Birmingham, striking refuse worker Mike Masters defended the industrial action — despite the mountains of rubbish piling up on the city streets A defiant refuse worker has stressed a city’s controversial bin strike will continue for as long as it is needed. The industrial action in Birmingham has now entered its second year and, although mountains of rubbish are piling up on the city streets, change appears …