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Bin strike chaos continues across Birmingham
National World - LocalTV
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28/03/2025
Overflowing bins, rat sightings and growing frustration in Birmingham as the city’s bin strike drags on. With talks failing and warnings of job losses, pressure mounts on both the council and the union to find a solution.
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Birmingham's bin strike is now in its third month. Heaps of rubbish are lining streets
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in every part of the city, bins are overflowing, there are reports of rats and residents say
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they've had enough. The strike began after a dispute between the
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Liberian council and the Unite union over plans to scrap a key role in the Y service.
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Unite says workers face losing thousands in pay. The council disputes that and insists
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no one will lose a penny. Talks between the two sides have broken down
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and now the council says it may have to begin compulsory redundancies, a move Unite calls
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disgraceful. The authority says almost three quarters of
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staff have accepted the offer or chosen voluntary redundancy, but more than 70 workers remain
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in dispute, some still striking, others working under protest.
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Meanwhile anger has spilled beyond the picket line, residents have flooded social media
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with complaints, some have called the strike embarrassing, others say Birmingham's reputation
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is being damaged. In a letter to Unite, West Midlands Mayor
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Richard Parker called for the strike to be paused. The council says it's extended recycling
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hours, rolled out more mobile units and targeted fly tipping hotspots, but for many households
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bins haven't been collected for weeks. Some say political leaders should step down, others
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are demanding a complete overhaul of the system. Unite says it will return to talks but wants
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real answers over equal pay and roll changes. The council says its offer remains open and
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insists it's acted fairly. Until a deal is struck, the stalemate continues
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and Brummies are left to deal with the mess.
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