Our UNITElive top news story of August 2 is the great result for around 150 South Gloucestershire bin workers ending their strike after Unite secured an improved pay offer.
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Unite slams South Gloucestershire council’s ‘pretend intervention’
Unite has slammed South Gloucestershire council’s open letter to both the union and Suez as a ‘pretend intervention to cover its back’. The letter, regarding all out pay strikes by 150 Suez workers, demands to know “what actions have been taken to date to settle the industrial action and to set out how you will […]
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Coventry bin lorry drivers renew strike mandate
In a resounding show of unity and determination, striking HGV drivers in Coventry have voted to renew their strike mandate and continue industrial action into the summer. Putting pressure on Coventry…Read more…
Bexley bins victory
Bin strikes in Bexley, South London, have officially ended following the ratification of a pay deal between refuse collectors and their employer Serco, Unite said today (September 2). The deal…Read more…
‘Tremendous victory’ in Doncaster bins dispute
Planned strikes by refuse workers employed by Suez Recycling and Recovery Ltd, on the outsourced Doncaster council contract, have been suspended after the company acted on the concerns of Unite. The…Read more…
Doncaster braced for Christmas bin strikes
Thousands of Doncaster residents could be affected by Christmas bin strikes in a dispute over bullying and harassment of workers by management. The Doncaster refuse and recycling contract is…Read more…
Wirral bin dispute ends in victory
The possibility of strikes involving refuse workers employed by waste company Biffa on the Wirral council contract has ended after members agreed to an improved pay offer. The workers who are members…Read more…
‘Shameful’
In the latest chapter of the Birmingham bin strike saga, Unite met Birmingham council yet again at the High Court this morning (February 28) as the council now seeks an injunction – using Tory…Read more…
‘Goodwill gesture’
Unite has rescheduled tomorrow’s (February 26) intended Birmingham bin strike as a ‘gesture of goodwill’ in a bid to break the deadlock. Three days of peace talks, hosted by the conciliation…Read more…
Birmingham council ‘riding roughshod’
Unite will begin balloting Birmingham bin workers tomorrow (February 22) over grave concerns about the council risking the safety of workers and the general public by ignoring the 2017 High Court…Read more…
‘Rock solid’ support
Unite Birmingham bin workers took their first day of strike action today (February 19) — one that’s been described as ‘rock solid’. Unite assistant general secretary…Read more…
Brum bin strike to start
Members of Unite employed by Birmingham council on its refuse collection service will begin strike action tomorrow (February 19), in a dispute over ‘secret payments’ and blacklisting. Picket…Read more…
‘Welcome’ decision
The High Court said that a full trial must be held as quickly as possible as Unite sought an injunction against Birmingham City Council for breaking a 2017 agreement that ended a long-running bin…Read more…
‘A disgrace’
As Birmingham bin workers prepare for strike action from Tuesday (February 19), Birmingham City Council faced Unite this morning (February 13) at a preliminary High Court hearing in London. …Read more…
Bin dispute talks collapse
Birmingham council was accused of acting in a deceitful and deliberately misleading manner by Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, after peace talks aimed at preventing next week’s bin strikes…Read more…
‘Stop playing games’
Unite announced today (February 6) that it was seeking a high court injunction to stop Birmingham city council from breaking the agreement cemented in law that brought an end to 2017’s long-running…Read more…
‘Treat our members fairly’ call
Unite has announced that over 300 refuse workers employed by Birmingham council will begin two days of strike action a week, starting Tuesday, February 19, in an escalation of the ongoing industrial…Read more…
Drop ‘bully boy’ tactics call
Unite has said that the window of opportunity to settle the long running Birmingham bin dispute is coming to an end. If the dispute is not settled then industrial action will be escalated. …Read more…
‘Secret payments’ scandal
Unite accused Labour-led Birmingham city council of using Tory anti-trade union laws to attack its own workforce in a shameful defence of ‘secret payments’ today (January 15). It follows a…Read more…
‘Blacklisting payments’ row
Over 300 refuse collectors, working for Birmingham city council, have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in the blacklisting dispute over payments made to refuse workers who did not support…Read more…