Refuse workers start ‘indefinite’ strike action
21/08/2024 Refuse workers in Sheffield have walked out in an ‘indefinite’ period of industrial action over union recognition. |
Birmingham slated over plans to cut refuse workers’ pay
16/08/2024 A union has criticised cash-strapped Birmingham City Council over plans to cut the salaries of refuse workers. |
Unions call off bin strikes after new pay offer
14/08/2024 A strike by refuse workers that was set to hit Scotland this week has been suspended after council leaders made a new pay offer. |
‘End in sight’ over waste dispute, council says
05/07/2024 All refuse workers’ strikes in South Tyneside that had been due to take place this month have now been called off. |
Bin strikes could hit Edinburgh Fringe Festival, union says
05/07/2024 Waste and recycling workers in Scotland have voted to go on strike during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of an ongoing pay dispute. |
Refuse workers’ strike escalates
28/06/2024 Refuse workers in the London borough of Redbridge are to escalate their industrial dispute with a ban on overtime working, trade union Unite has announced. |
Union announces strike over working conditions
20/06/2024 Refuse workers in the London borough of Redbridge will strike next month over a ‘deterioration’ of working conditions. |
Refuse workers strike over alleged 'bullying culture'
11/01/2024 Bins across South Tyneside could go uncollected for eight weeks as refuse workers strike over what has been called a ‘toxic bullying culture’. |
Council denied injunction to stop bin strikes
06/12/2023 Warrington Borough Council has lost a High Court bid to stop its refuse workers going out on strike. |
Refuse workers in Cumbria on strike
11/08/2023 Refuse workers in the Workington area of Cumbria went on strike yesterday as part of a long-term dispute with the local authority. |
Workington waste service workers announce strike
18/04/2023 Workers employed by Allerdale Waste Services will begin strike action later this month in a dispute over pay, Unite have announced. |
Waste workers announce strike action across 15 Scottish councils
11/08/2022 Waste workers in 15 councils across Scotland will walk-out for a week this month in protest over the 'pitiful' 2% pay offer. |
Coventry bin lorry drivers renew strike
08/06/2022 HGV drivers in Coventry have voted to renew their strike mandate and continue industrial action into the summer over a pay dispute with the city council. |
Rugby waste and street cleaning strikes end with new pay deal
30/05/2022 Industrial action affecting Rugby Borough Council’s waste and street cleaning services is set to end today as the council and Unite reach an agreement. |
Adur and Worthing bin strike ends with pay deal
21/04/2022 The long-running Adur and Worthing bin strike has ended after a new pay deal was reached with the local authority. |
Wiltshire refuse workers win 7% pay rise
21/03/2022 A long running bin strike across Wiltshire has been resolved after GMB members accepted a new deal from the council. |
Bin strike hitting 220,000 homes begins in Wiltshire
08/03/2022 A two-week bin strike in Wiltshire affecting 220,000 homes began yesterday after GMB members turned down a new pay offer. |
Coventry bin lorry driver strike to cost council £1.8m
09/02/2022 The dispute in Coventry over the pay of bin lorry drivers is likely to cost the city council around £1.8m if it continues to the end of March, the local authority has warned. |
Coventry council hires private contractor amid bin strikes
27/01/2022 Coventry City Council today announced that it is set to bring in a private contractor to help collect waste as strike action by bin lorry drivers continues. |
Refuse workers due ‘significant’ pay rises, union says
07/01/2022 Refuse workers are due ‘significant’ pay rises, the union GMB says as councils across the UK face bin strikes. |
Plymouth council agrees pay uplift for HGV drivers
05/01/2022 The union Unite have welcomed a decision by Plymouth council to give HGV drivers a pay increase by regrading their jobs. |
Coventry bin lorry drivers strike proposal ‘impractical’
15/12/2021 Coventry City Council has rejected a union proposal that bin lorry drivers work for one hour and then go on strike for another hour. |
Coventry RCV drivers vote to strike
07/12/2021 Bin lorry drivers in Coventry have voted to take strike action in a dispute over pay and Christmas working arrangements. |
Fleet maintenance workers threaten strike in pay dispute
26/10/2021 Waste management and fleet maintenance workers may strike across 11 local authorities in Scotland next month over pay, trade unions have warned. |
Refuse workers strike against ‘ongoing attacks’ on pay and conditions
21/10/2021 Union members at Veolia Sheffield have voted to strike over pay and what they characterise as ‘ongoing attacks’ to their terms and conditions. |
