Dossier
bin strike
Coverage of bin strike in the Nexus archive.
- Birmingham council leader says end of city’s bin strike ‘within sight’
The Birmingham bin strike, which began in January 2025, is nearing resolution as the city council offers improved terms to refuse workers. Council leader John Cotton, a Labour member, stated the new proposal aims to end the long-running dispute.
- Birmingham bin strike poised to end after a year as part of pre-election deal - just weeks after union threatened to pull Labour funding
A year-long bin strike in Birmingham is set to end as part of a pre-election deal. The resolution comes weeks after a union threatened to withdraw funding from the Labour Party over the dispute.