Cohen’s misogynist article shows him and his employer flailing for relevance
Someone once wrote – the reference escapes for the moment – that Nick Cohen was so outraged and sidelined by the Corbyn phenomenon and the rise of the actual left […]
Tag Archives: refuse collectors
Birmingham bin strike ‘over’? Not quite yet..
As the SKWAWKBOX reported on Friday, Birmingham City Council (BCC) has agreed a ‘new’ deal – in reality a version of the old one that BCC reneged on, unnecessarily prolonging […]
Birmingham Council cutting bin worker pay – pays chauffeur for council leader
Birmingham City Council (BCC) has been serially disgracing itself in its treatment of its refuse workers. The council tried to force its workers to accept a pay-cut of £3,500-5,000, […]
Bin strike CEO’s extraordinary ‘let them eat cake’ email to staff
The residents and council workers of Birmingham have been facing turmoil and disruption for months as a result of the City council’s (BCC) dire handling of a pay dispute that […]
B’ham Council using living-wage pledge to DEDUCT income from low-paid
Birmingham City Council (BCC) – a Labour-run council in name only – has a record of abominable treatment of its low-paid workers. Recently the council leader resigned after a series […]
Disgraced BCC sends intimidatory letter to bin workers in spite of court ruling
The SKWAWKBOX has covered the fight by refuse workers against Birmingham City Council (BCC) to save their modest salaries from a huge cut, revealing conclusive evidence that BCC had made […]
‘You gave us a voice’ – human cost is key to #BirminghamBinStrike
The SKWAWKBOX has run a number of articles over the past few weeks about the Birmingham bin strike, Birmingham City Council’s (BCC) atrocious treatment of its employees and its bad […]
Unite’s Beckett speaks re #BirminghamBinStrike injunction win
As the SKWAWKBOX published earlier, the Unite union scored a huge victory for Birmingham’s refuse workers when a court granted an injunction this morning banning Birmingham City Council (BCC) from […]
Breaking: Unite wins injunction against #BirminghamBinStrike redundancies
Unite has won its court battle for an injunction against Birmingham City Council, preventing the council from implementing the redundancy notices it had issued – unlawfully and in contravention of […]
B’ham bin strike court decision tomorrow – and council selections suspended
The SKWAWKBOX has covered the actions of Birmingham City Council (BCC) in its dealings with its refuse collectors at some length. This blog’s exclusive revelation of two key emails proved […]