The Unite union says its members face pay cuts after the scrapping of waste collection and recycling officer roles - but Labour-run Birmingham City Council says its offer is 'fair and reasonable'.

The refuse collection strike in Birmingham, UK's second-largest city, has led to fears of a public health crisis. The dispute between Birmingham City Council and the Unite union over job and pay ...

Unite members have been embroiled in a bitter dispute with Birmingham City Council since the start of the year, when the authority announced it was axing its Waste Recycling and Collection Officer ...

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. Members of the ...

Talks to try to end the Birmingham ... depot The council said it scrapped the WRCO role to put the city's waste operations in line with national practice and to improve its waste collection ...

Birmingham City Council has confirmed it ... Industrial action was launched by Unite over the council’s plans to scrap the Waste Recycling and Collection Officer (WRCO) role, described by ...

How you can get rid of your household rubbish during the all-out bin strikes in Birmingham. Craig Cooper, is the council's Strategic Director of City Operation and insists they're keen to get back ...

The dispute was triggered by the council's decision to remove waste recycling and collection officers from its fleets, which the union says would lead to affected workers losing £8,000 in salary. John ...

Talks between Birmingham City Council and the Unite ... Unite members have walked out over the council's decision to abolish the waste recycling and collection officer role, a decision the union ...

The Unite union says its members face pay cuts after the scrapping of waste collection and recycling officer roles - but Labour-run Birmingham City Council says its offer is 'fair and reasonable'.