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Image for article: Unite fined £265k for 'slow walk' Birmingham bin strike protestsOngoing

Unite fined £265k for 'slow walk' Birmingham bin strike protests

3 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 10:44 AM ET
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It won't be broken - these workers are fighting for council workers everywhere." Graham also said "every single penny will come out of Labour's ...

Start: Jan 1
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Image for article: Unite fined £265k for 'slow walk' bin strike protestsOngoing

Unite fined £265k for 'slow walk' bin strike protests

3 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 10:24 AM ET
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A judge rules the union repeatedly breached an injunction preventing the blocking of waste vehicles.

Start: Jan 1
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Image for article: Birmingham bin <b>workers</b>&#39; <b>strike</b>: why did it start and when will it end? - The GuardianOngoing

Birmingham bin workers' strike: why did it start and when will it end? - The Guardian

8 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 12, 2026, 9:18 AM ET
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Unite union began all-out strike more than a year ago and city remains without full waste collection service.

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Image for article: Union cuts Labour funding by 40% over bin strikeOngoing

Union cuts Labour funding by 40% over bin strike

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 11, 2026, 5:11 PM ET
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The union votes in favour of an "unprecedented" £580,000 cut, due to anger over ongoing action.

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Image for article: 'We deserve better after a year of all-out Birmingham bin strike'Ongoing

'We deserve better after a year of all-out Birmingham bin strike'

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 11, 2026, 6:44 AM ET
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Householders describe recycling piled up in homes, sporadic waste collections and rat problems.

Start: Jan 6
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Image for article: Music fundraiser marks bin <b>strike</b> anniversary - BBCOngoing

Music fundraiser marks bin strike anniversary - BBC

11 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 09, 2026, 2:36 AM ET
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Striking bin worker Danny Taylor said, "It is a recognisable folk song reworked to portray the striking bin workers targeted by a Labour council. We ...

Start: Mar 11
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Image for article: Birmingham <b>Labour</b> council secures High Court injunction against support for <b>striking</b> bin <b>workers</b>Ongoing

Birmingham Labour council secures High Court injunction against support for striking bin workers

13 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 07, 2026, 2:40 AM ET
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Striking Birmingham bin workers protest outside the city council building, April 15, 2025 ... It sets a far-reaching legal precedent for the extension ...

Start: Mar 11400 workers
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Image for article: Injunction bars blocking of Birmingham bin lorries as <b>strike</b> goes on - BBCOngoing

Injunction bars blocking of Birmingham bin lorries as strike goes on - BBC

24 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 24, 2026, 1:04 PM ET
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Agency worker collections have been disrupted on several occasions over allegations striking workers had blocked lorries from leaving depots. The ...

350 workers
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Image for article: 'I'm losing my home over Birmingham bin strike'Ongoing

'I'm losing my home over Birmingham bin strike'

29 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 19, 2026, 6:09 AM ET
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Striking bin worker Maxine Stanley says she will still "stand strong" despite financial pressures.

Start: Jan 6350 workers
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Image for article: Birmingham bin <b>strike</b>: &#39;We are determined to fight until we win&#39; | CounterfireOngoing

Birmingham bin strike: 'We are determined to fight until we win' | Counterfire

34 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 14, 2026, 8:44 AM ET
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... workers picket line. Photo: @unitewestmids / X. Michael Lavalette spoke with Matthew Reid, Unite Convenor at Birmingham City Council whose members ...

Start: Jan 6
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Image for article: Birmingham bin workers vote to extend strike into SeptemberOngoing

Birmingham bin workers vote to extend strike into September

38 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 10, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
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Bin strikes across Birmingham are set to continue for at least seven more months after workers voted to extend industrial action into September.

Start: Mar 11
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Image for article: How is Birmingham&#39;s bin <b>strike</b> going to be resolved? - BBCOngoing

How is Birmingham's bin strike going to be resolved? - BBC

39 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 09, 2026, 2:09 AM ET
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Throughout the dispute, the council has employed agency workers to collect household waste, but at times, piles of rubbish have grown on pavements and ...

Start: Jan 6350 workers
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Image for article: How is Birmingham's bin strike going to be resolved?Ongoing

How is Birmingham's bin strike going to be resolved?

39 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 09, 2026, 1:23 AM ET
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With no end in sight to the year long dispute the BBC looks at what has to happen for it to end.

Start: Jan 6350 workers
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Image for article: Birmingham council accused of cowardice as it seeks ban on protests in support of bin workersOngoing

Birmingham council accused of cowardice as it seeks ban on protests in support of bin workers

43 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 05, 2026, 10:25 AM ET
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Strike Map said that the proposed ban, which was applied for on Tuesday, would effectively ban protesters from delaying refuse lorries from leaving ...

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Image for article: Third “Megapicket” held in Birmingham refuse <b>workers strike</b> as union bureaucracy appeals ...Ongoing

Third “Megapicket” held in Birmingham refuse workers strike as union bureaucracy appeals ...

47 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 01, 2026, 5:25 PM ET
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The workers have been on strike for over a year, since January 6, 2025, and on indefinite strike since March last year. They are opposing the Labour- ...

Start: Jan 6
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Birmingham bin workers defiant on the picket line - World Socialist Web Site

47 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 01, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
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Striking Birmingham bin workers spoke with the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) on Friday as they picketed at Perry Barr and Smithfield, two of three ...

Ongoing40 workers
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Image for article: <b>Striking</b> bin <b>workers</b> &#39;will fight to the very end&#39; - BBCOngoing

Striking bin workers 'will fight to the very end' - BBC

50 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 29, 2026, 1:17 AM ET
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Refuse workers in Birmingham vow to continue as they enter their second continuous year of strike action.

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Image for article: Birmingham bin <b>strike</b>: Rank-and-file <b>workers</b> must decide a new strategy to end their isolationOngoing

Birmingham bin strike: Rank-and-file workers must decide a new strategy to end their isolation

50 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 29, 2026, 1:08 AM ET
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To prevent their strike being crushed, refuse workers must fight to mobilise solidarity action by all sections of the working class in Birmingham and ...

Start: Jan 6400 workers
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Image for article: Residents <b>protest</b> and call for end to bin <b>strike</b> - BBCOngoing

Residents protest and call for end to bin strike - BBC

52 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 27, 2026, 3:58 PM ET
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It's exactly a year since bin workers in Birmingham staged their first walkout.

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Image for article: Garden waste service in Birmingham not being reintroduced yetOngoing

Garden waste service in Birmingham not being reintroduced yet

61 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 18, 2026, 6:15 AM ET
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Bin workers protest outside home secretary's office · Agency staff warned of blacklisting over strike · Bin strike anger boils over in council meeting.

Start: Jan 6
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