Birmingham council leader says end of city’s bin strike ‘within sight’
Summary
The Birmingham city council leader says a new offer to bin workers could end the year-long strike. The strike began over pay cuts and job changes and caused a large buildup of rubbish in the city.Key Facts
- Birmingham bin workers started striking in January 2025 and stopped working completely in March.
- The strike was over proposed pay cuts and changes to their jobs.
- The council declared a major incident after 17,000 tonnes of rubbish piled up.
- The council leader, John Cotton, says a new offer could finally end the strike.
- The union, Unite, says the offer includes a delay on salary cuts and permanent jobs for long-term agency workers.
- Disciplinary actions and legal battles between the workers and council would be dropped under the deal.
- The strike relates to the council’s plan to remove a waste officer role, which workers say would cost them £8,000 a year.
- Birmingham council faced big financial problems after paying out £760 million for past equal pay claims, leading to government commissioners running the council.
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