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19 January 2022
Socialist Party members have continued to show support for striking bin workers in Coventry as the Labour council continues its campaign of disinformation and lies about bin workers' pay
19 January 2022
Waltham Forest bin workers in Unite and GMB unions protested on the steps of the town hall on 13 January against bad pay and conditions
Coventry bin workers on strike, January 2022, photo by Dave Nellist
12 January 2022
Socialist Party members joined the picket lines of striking bin workers in Coventry fighting for better pay. January 2022
15 December 2021
Coventry bin workers strike against Christmas holiday cut
Coventry bin workers have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over low pay and an attempt by the Labour-run council to wreck the bin workers' Christmas.
8 December 2021
Sandwell bin workers beat Serco and win pay rise
It's a good thing Serco runs refuse centres, because they certainly belong in the trash. This time there's trouble up in Sandwell in the West Midlands, where over 100 refuse workers have been on strike
10 November 2021
Sheffield bin workers strike: "End rubbish pay!"
"End rubbish pay!" was the chant outside Lumley Street depot as around 150 Sheffield bin workers, members of the GMB union, began strike action on 8 November for an above-inflation pay rise.
20 October 2021
Brighton bin workers' victory in sight
Brighton bin strikers have voted to accept a deal that "ticks all the boxes, and more" according to GMB branch secretary Mark Turner
8 September 2021
Bexley bin workers win big gains after six-week strike
Bexley bin workers in Unite have won improvements to pay and conditions
21 April 2021
Thurrock bin workers solid in strike against pay cuts
Thurrock refuse workers' action against drastic cuts in pay completed its first week in fine form. Workers are taking daily strike action from 9am, returning refuse vehicles to the depot and joining the
5 August 2020
Campaign group 'Sheffield needs a pay rise' and the fast food workers' union BFAWU organised a protest against wage theft at Papa John's pizza chain on 25 July.
8 April 2020
Victory for Medway bin workers
Unite the Union reps are pleased to announce that we have won in our dispute at Medway Norse and have ensured a safe environment for staff and the local community (see 'Refuse collection workers strike' at socialistpartyorg.uk)
31 March 2020
Refuse collection workers strike
Bin workers in Medway, Kent, walked out on 30 March over management's failure to follow social distancing directives, to provide adequate PPE and the closure of public toilets
18 March 2020
East London bin workers strike to get back unpaid holiday pay
Workers are furious because 150 are owed substantial arrears
18 March 2020
Bexley bin workers strike over lack of hand sanitiser
Left with no hand sanitiser, yet having to collect everybody's rubbish amid the coronavirus epidemic, they walked out on strike
9 October 2019
Attacks on Caerphilly waste management workers
Unison and GMB trade union banners brightened the rain outside Caerphilly council offices on 3 October. The air rang with chants as waste management workers and their supporters demanded fair play for themselves and five unfairly sacked workmates.
19 June 2019
East London bin workers call 12-day strike over wage grades
Bin workers in Newham, east London could have lost over £20,000 each over the last decade
22 May 2019
The Birmingham home carers' 20-month long dispute has ended in victory
15 May 2019
Birmingham home care strikers close to victory!
Just as we go to press, Birmingham Socialist Party members have learnt that the city's home care workers could be on the verge of claiming victory in their 20-month-long dispute against Birmingham Council.
17 April 2019
Newham bin workers ballot for strikes
Refuse workers employed by Newham Council in east London could have lost more than £20,000 each in the last decade in a dispute over grading.
20 March 2019
Victory for Birmingham bin workers
Meeting discusses fight to win other disputes and save services in the city
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