Strike action

• Birmingham's winter of discontent

  With a series of one-day strikes to go ahead in Birmingham, Mark Whitehead explores what led to this long-running dispute over waste collection.

  

• Union refused an injunction over ongoing bin dispute

  A series of one-day strikes by refuse collectors in Birmingham is set to go ahead next week after a legal challenge by the Unite union failed.

  

• Union seeks injunction against Birmingham in long-running bin dispute

  Unite is taking high court legal action against Birmingham City Council for operating refuse vehicles without safety critical role.

  

• Hundreds of Birmingham refuse workers to strike ‘weekly’

  Over 300 refuse workers have announced they will begin two days of strike action a week in an escalation of the ongoing industrial dispute with the council.

  

• Glasgow strike settlement: a bumpy road ahead

  Mark Whitehead explores the challenges facing Glasgow City Council following its agreement to settle the £500m equal pay deal.

  

• Council pay offer rejected as union moves towards strike action

  The 3% pay offer for council workers in Scotland has been rejected by members of Unison Scotland.

  

• Glasgow - peace on the horizon?

  Mark Whitehead explores the complexities of an equal pay dispute that led to thousands of women striking last month in Glasgow.

  

• Council pension fund forum calls for Ryanair chair to step down

  An association of council pension funds has called for the replacement of Ryanair’s chair and has urged Michael O’Leary to set out his succession plans.

  

• Glasgow and unions agree meetings to resolve dispute

  Talks following the two-day strike by more than 8,000 women in Glasgow this week were described as positive and constructive by both sides.

  

• Hopes emerge as talks resume following Glasgow strike

  Mark Whitehead explores what led thousands of council staff to strike in Glasgow this week.