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Unite advises members to reject latest pay offer 28/04/2025 Public sector trade union Unite has advised its members to reject this year’s local government pay offer and threatened industrial action this summer.
Mediator called to settle Brum bin strike dispute 24/04/2025 Unite say a deal could be ‘in touching distance’ after agreeing to engage in talks with Birmingham City Council under the auspices of arbitration service Acas.
Brum pauses charges for rat infestations 22/04/2025 Birmingham City Council has temporarily waived charges for residents who require help with rat infestations during the bin strikes.
Striking Brum bin workers reject pay offer 14/04/2025 Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have rejected the city council’s latest pay offer in long-running dispute.
Military planners sent to Brum amid bin strikes 14/04/2025 Military planners have been called in to help tackle the backlog of rubbish in Birmingham that has built up during the ongoing strike.
Angry reaction to Starmer stance on Brum bin strike 07/04/2025 A war of words has broken out between the Government and union bosses over the bin strike in Birmingham.
Call for ministers to step in over Birmingham strikes 20/02/2025 Britain’s largest union has called on ministers to intervene amid ongoing industrial action by refuse workers in Birmingham.
Birmingham strikes escalate 04/02/2025 Strikes by more than 350 Birmingham bin workers will ‘intensify’ over the next two months, trade union Unite has announced.
350 Birmingham workers to strike 20/12/2024 Refuse workers at cash-strapped Birmingham City Council are set to strike in January in a dispute over pay.
Waste staff ‘furious’ as Veolia accused of backing out of deal 13/12/2024 Trade union Unite has accused Veolia of backing out of a recognition deal for its refuse workers in Sheffield ‘at the 11th hour’.
Council staff reject ‘insulting’ pay offer 13/12/2024 Outsourced Peterborough City Council employees are considering industrial action after rejecting a pay award.
Unison starts balloting staff on strikes 03/09/2024 More than 360,000 council and school support staff across England and Wales will begin voting today on whether to take industrial action over pay.
Refuse workers start ‘indefinite’ strike action 20/08/2024 Refuse workers in Sheffield have walked out in an ‘indefinite’ period of industrial action over union recognition.
Staff stage fresh strike over pay 09/08/2024 Staff in social care teams across Lancashire have walked out today in their second bout of strike action over pay this year.

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