Tag: Birmingham
Birmingham bin dispute goes to May Day mediation talks
Tanya GuptaBBC News, West MidlandsReutersResidents have been taking their waste to mobile collection points during the strikeTalks aimed at resolving [...]
More negotiations in Birmingham bin dispute
More negotiations between Birmingham City Council and the Unite union are expected to take place, as the strike by bin workers continues.On Monday, un [...]
Birmingham City Council ‘on track’ to clear waste backlog
Phil MackieMidlands CorrespondentShyamantha AsokanBBC News, West MidlandsChris BlakemoreBBC Radio WMBBCBin workers belonging to the Unite union remain [...]
Birmingham bin strike to continue as deal rejected
A strike by bin workers in Birmingham is set to continue after the latest pay offer by the city council was "overwhelmingly" rejected.It follows a mon [...]
Unite union bosses held up Birmingham bin strike deal, BBC told
Elizabeth GlinkaPolitical Editor, BBC West MidlandsRob MayorPolitical Reporter, BirminghamReutersA major incident was declared after the city council [...]
Birmingham bin strike threat to public health, says Streeting
Gavin KermackBBC News, West MidlandsPA MediaThe health secretary Wes Streeting said it was "not acceptable" that the bin strike was causing "unsanitar [...]
Lichfield council to help clear Birmingham bin strike waste
Caroline GallBBC News, West MidlandsThick stench, piles of bin bags: Birmingham bin strikes five weeks onLichfield District Council has said it will s [...]
Big queues at Birmingham waste collection site amid bin strike
Shannen HeadleyBBC News, West MidlandsResidents queue to unload rubbish during bin strikeMobile bin collection points in Birmingham have seen mile-lon [...]
‘Birmingham bin strike has left us with 7ft-high dumping ground’
BBCResidents and businesses are furious about the smell, rats and the wider public heath riskThe Birmingham bin strike has led to a 7ft (2m) high dump [...]
Ministers sitting on hands over Birmingham bin strike
David SchafferBBC News, West MidlandsPA MediaUnite's general secretary has told government leaders they “can no longer pretend” the bin strike, which [...]
Birmingham City Council declares major incident over bin strike
Alex McIntyreBBC News, West MidlandsBBCRubbish has been piling up on Birmingham streets for almost a monthA major incident has been declared by Birmin [...]
Chaos in Birmingham as residents swarm to mobile waste collection
Charlotte BentonBBC News, West MidlandsOne officer called in to monitor the collection said it was a waste of police resourcesA mobile refuse collecti [...]
Birmingham City Council agrees huge equal pay deal with unions
BBCUnion members have protested for several years over the claimsThousands of women are set to have their equal pay claims settled with a council afte [...]
Birmingham MP Paulette Hamilton feared Afro hair may hurt career
An MP says she felt she would "never succeed in a career" with her natural hair, as campaigners call on the government to make Afro hair a protected c [...]
Man jailed for ‘burn in hell’ emails to Birmingham MP Jess Phillips
BBCJess Phillips has previously spoken about receiving an increase in personal abuse as an MPA man who prosecutors said sent MP Jess Phillips abusive [...]