The situation in Birmingham during the bin strike “cannot continue”, the city council’s leader has said as he urged the Unite union to help bring the industrial action to an end ahead of a fresh round of talks on...

Interview with Unite union representative Luke Dalton, a Birmingham City Council bin lorry driver team leader, at the workers’ picket in Perry Barr.

Birmingham City Council bin workers picket at the authority's Perry Barr depot as their industrial action surpasses the six-month mark.

Interview with Unite union national lead officer Onay Kasab after Birmingham City Council vowed to end negotiations with striking bin workers.

Striking refuse workers hold a picket line at Birmingham City Council's Perry Barr depot.

Birmingham City Council needs to “come to its senses”, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has said as fresh talks aimed at resolving an all-out strike of bin workers are due to get under way.



Ms Graham will lead the...

Birmingham City Council says it is declaring a major incident over the impact of the ongoing bin strike, as it estimates 17,000 tonnes of waste remains uncollected around the city. Briefing by Councillor John Cotton, leader of Birmingham...