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The Latest Breaking News from Unite

Birmingham council leader says end of city’s bin strike ‘within sight’

Long-running dispute could be resolved as improved offer is made to workers, who first began strike in January 2025

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham bin strike breakthrough as new pay offer made

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The Independent UK

Birmingham bin strike set to end after major breakthrough in long-running pay dispute

John Cotton, the council leader, said the end is ‘within sight’

The Independent UK

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Deal ‘within sight’ to end Birmingham bin strike

Members of Unite have been on all-out strike for more than a year.

Evening Standard

All the strikes hitting London in April

Commuters can expect a reduced service across the London Underground network on four days next week

Evening Standard

'Call off the Tube strikes,' bosses urge as RMT union threatens £210 million blow to London

Business chiefs warn the walkout on the Underground will be an ‘own goal’ as the capital is already being hit by Donald Trump’s Iran war

Evening Standard

Boosting military spending by slashing welfare is not the answer, senior Labour figures warn Reeves

MPs and peers say pitting defence and welfare against each other risks losing public support for increased spending on the military

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London Tube and bus strikes to spark four days of travel chaos next week as two major lines to shut

Full impact of planned walkout by drivers on London Underground revealed, with passengers facing ’significant disruption’

Evening Standard

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Workers at three Scottish universities set for day of strike action

Unite says about 1,000 members will walk out across at Glasgow, Strathclyde and Edinburgh Napier universities.

Evening Standard

Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch

Cornerstone of the UK’s Employment Rights Act ‘in danger of becoming a dead duck’, says Unite boss

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham city council doubles agency spending during bin strikes

Unite accuses authority of trying to ‘break’ industrial action as waste dispute enters second year

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski meets unions in attempt to get them to switch party funding to Greens

Leader understood to have spoken to 10 trade unions after party claimed working class voters are turning to them

The Guardian - UK

Transport for London boss 'horrified' at investigation into London bus driver conditions

Last week, ITV released a report detailing its findings on the lives of London bus drivers, revealing long, exhausting hours and a lack of basic amenities such as toilets

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Are tube strikes happening this week? What you need to know

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The Guardian - UK

Labour will be decimated in May local elections, Unite leader says

Sharon Graham tells party to ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ after ‘shameful’ handling of Birmingham bin strike

The Independent UK

London travel chaos warning as bus and Tube strikes threaten to coincide

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The Independent UK

London set for travel disruption as bus workers and Tube drivers could strike on the same day

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are due to strike for two days in April, May and June in a dispute over hours.

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Evening Standard

London bus workers could strike on same days as Tube drivers, union warns

London’s transport network could be seriously disrupted if both strikes go ahead in the coming months

The Guardian - UK

Union fined £265,000 for blocking lorries in Birmingham bin workers’ strike

Court finds Unite repeatedly breached injunction by blockading and ‘slow walking’ next to waste trucks

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham bin workers’ strike: why did it start and when will it end?

Unite union began all-out strike more than a year ago and city remains without full waste collection service

The Guardian - UK

Unite announces cut to Labour membership fees by £580,000

UK union cutting contributions as talks with Birmingham council fail to reach resolution over bin strike

The Independent UK

Major trade union drastically cuts Labour affiliation over Birmingham bin strike

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Evening Standard

Unite to cut affiliation with Labour by more than £500k amid bin strike anger

Union members have been on all-out strike for exactly a year in protest at plans to reform Birmingham’s refuse collection service

The Guardian - UK

Reeves must back defence investment plan or be sacked, says Unite union boss

Sharon Graham tells chancellor she should ‘back British industry’ by increasing military spending

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