Court action begins today in the dispute between unions and Birmingham City Council over the council’s continued failure to correct its actions after Acas mediation talks break down Unite and […]
Last Friday, all Birmingham City Council (BCC) Labour councillors received a set of emails from Majid Mahmood, their colleague who had resigned only days earlier as cabinet member for waste […]
The SKWAWKBOX has covered the strike by Birmingham City Council (BCC) refuse workers at some length, as staff fought against an unprincipled attack on their salaries and conditions – and […]
The SKWAWKBOX’s revelation of emails from Clancy himself and from ACAS confirming that Birmingham City Council (BCC) had done a firm deal with Unite and striking refuse workers led this week […]
Birmingham City Council (BCC)’s agreement with Unite and the city’s refuse collectors is now a matter of record after the SKWAWKBOX exclusively revealed an email from the council leader, which […]
Coverage of the ‘Birmingham bin strike’ – the strike by Unite members of the city’s refuse collection workforce – in television news has been largely limited to footage of bin […]