Unite has today branded a council "absolutely disgusting" as binmen industrial action continues into a third week. Birmingham City Council said it will make redundant up to 76 bin workers behind ...

Unite, the union representing the workers, yesterday blasted the pay cuts, accusing Birmingham City Council of "playing games". But the council had said no worker "need lose pay" soon after the ...

The Unite union launched the action after the scrapping of waste collection and recycling officer roles – and Birmingham City Council declared a major incident on Monday as the long-running ...

Dustcarts from a neighbouring council are to be sent into Birmingham to help clear the city's stinking streets. City taxpayers will foot the bill for the help from Lichfield District Council ...

Following the latest round of talks on Tuesday, a Birmingham City Council spokesperson, said: “The talks with Unite were productive, but there are still a number of issues to resolve.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Unite the union says if guarantees that no worker will lose money could be put into writing by Birmingham City Council, a deal could be closer. Rubbish bags are taken away on Poplar Road in ...

Rubbish has been piling up on Birmingham streets for almost a month A major incident has been declared by Birmingham City Council over the ongoing bin strike, which has left 17,000 tonnes of waste ...

The standoff between bin workers and the council has led to bin bags and fly-tipped rubbish piling up on streets Birmingham City Council says it is on track to clear a backlog of uncollected waste ...

A major incident has been declared by Birmingham City Council over the ongoing bin strike, which has left 17,000 tonnes of waste on the streets. Leader John Cotton said it was in response to ...