Mastodawn

“It’s a rogue council, and it’s a rogue government. They’re hiding behind the equal pay issue”

Birmingham bin workers defiant on the picket line - World Socialist Web Site

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/01/jsvb-f01.html

Birmingham bin workers defiant on the picket line

Workers said they had not waged a year-long fight to accept a lump-sum payoff that fails to compensate for their major loss of earnings, legitimizes downgraded roles, and paves the way for unsafe working conditions.

World Socialist Web Site

Darren Fower Dec 1

Birmingham's bankrupt council squanders £14M+ on agency 'heroes' to bust the bin strike - only for 82% of them to join the picket!
-> Pay cuts up to £8k? That's fire & rehire on steroids.
-> Time for Labour to stop the rot & back workers!

#BinStrike #WorkersRights

Catherine The Good Weird Oct 19

Idea for #Birmingham https://gothamist.com/news/no-more-trash-piles-city-to-install-garbage-bins-in-hundreds-of-brooklyn-parking-spaces #Bins #BinStrike

No more trash piles: City to install garbage bins in hundreds of Brooklyn parking spaces

The sanitation department aims to roll out large on-street containers in some of Brooklyn's most populated areas.

Gothamist

Waste Badger Oct 13

How much the #BinStrike is costing Birmingham taxpayers every day https://uk.news.yahoo.com/much-bin-strike-costing-birmingham-060000522.html

parasect3261 at KillBait Sep 11, 2025

Birmingham Bin Strike: Six Months On with No End in Sight

The ongoing bin strike in Birmingham, which started in March 2025, has caused significant disruption, with waste piling up in the streets and public health risks mounting. The strike initially began as a series of walkouts by over 350 members of the Unite union, protesting against job cuts, pay redu... [More info]

abra8991 at KillBait Sep 11, 2025

Birmingham residents suffer ongoing disruption as bin strike reaches six-month mark

In Birmingham, residents are enduring the impact of an ongoing bin strike, now six months in. While the council has been making regular collections of general waste, recycling remains piled up in homes and streets. Pensioner Lorraine Boyce, who lives alone, stores recyclables in her hallway due to a... [More info]