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More councils looking at ‘warm banks’ for residents amid rising energy bills

More councils have signalled using churches, community centres and libraries as so-called ‘warm banks’ for people unable to afford to heat their homes this winter. Birmingham, which is England’s biggest council serving 1.14 million people, has ...

30 Aug 2022 at 15:49

Call for talks to safeguard jobs amid ‘tough decisions’ at Birmingham council

The leader of Birmingham City Council has said “tough decisions” must be made to save the local authority as unions called for urgent talks to safeguard jobs. Councillor John Cotton said that essential services would be protected after ...

06 Sept 2023 at 09:22

Government-appointed commissioners ‘set to intervene’ in Birmingham City Council

The Government has said it is continuing to engage with Birmingham City Council amid reports that Michael Gove is set to announce plans to appoint commissioners to take over the day-to-day running of the authority. Reports have also ...

18 Sept 2023 at 12:54

Birmingham City Council and unions agree ‘historic outcome’ to equal pay claim

Birmingham City Council has reached an agreement to settle historical equal pay claims brought by two trade unions which left the authority with liabilities estimated at £760 million. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the local ...

10 Dec 2024 at 11:10

Talks to resolve Birmingham bin workers strike ‘productive’

Talks aimed at resolving an all out strike by refuse collectors have ended after being described as “productive”. Members of Unite in Birmingham walked out last month in a bitter dispute over pay and jobs, leading to rubbish ...

08 Apr 2025 at 20:22

Streeting worried about rats ‘crawling around’ in Birmingham amid bin strike

Wes Streeting has warned about the public health situation in Birmingham where a rubbish collection strike has left bin bags “piling up” and rats “crawling around”. Members of the Unite union launched an all-out strike last ...

08 Apr 2025 at 09:45

Birmingham bin strike: Residents say getting slot at tip like ‘winning lottery’

People in Birmingham say they have had to think outside the box amid the ongoing bin strike as getting a slot at a tip is like “winning a lottery”. The city council declared a major incident on Monday March 31 because of ...

04 Apr 2025 at 20:48

Council must ‘come to its senses’, union chief says amid fresh bin strike talks

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 got under way. Ms Graham is leading the union’s ...

01 May 2025 at 12:25

Union accuses council of ‘abhorrent’ practices and calls for leader to quit

Unite’s national lead officer has called for Birmingham’s council leader to quit his post over the authority’s “abhorrent” and “shambolic” handling of the city’s bin strike. Onay Kasab visited a picket line in the ...

10 Jul 2025 at 16:23

Corbyn throws his weight behind striking Birmingham bin workers

Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has lent his support to striking Birmingham bin workers on the picket line – and warned that defeat in the dispute would lead to councils in other areas threatening wage cuts. A day ...

25 Jul 2025 at 16:00

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