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The Birmingham bin strikes are worsening as rubbish piles up on the streets for a fifth week in a row. Huge protests erupted in the Labour-run council today following the union, Unite, rejecting the...
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A Birmingham resident whose car was destroyed by rats in a street where piles of rubbish were "as tall as" him is "disappointed" that bin workers have rejected the deal to end the long-running...
The bin bags are piling up, the unions are flexing their muscles and Labour is floundering both in Birmingham and Westminster.Welcome to the Summer of Discontent.The trigger is a bitter bin strike in...
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Radical unions could cripple the whole of the country with the same terrible bin strike fate inflicted on Birmingham, sources have warned. In a move that could sweep cat-sized rats into streets up...
Brits headed for the Canary Islands for the Easter weekend have been warned of potential carnage on the island of Tenerife as a significant strike is set to occur. Hotel workers on the island are set...
Union barons have rejected a deal to end the Birmingham bin strikes – as the Army was called in to clear rubbish.Hundreds of workers have walked out in a row over pay and jobs, leading to rubbish...