Overview

• A council finance report shows one-off strike response and clear-up costs reached about £3.9 million by the end of May.
• Paused waste service transformation has resulted in a forecasted £10.1 million shortfall in savings and the cancellation of the 2025/26 green waste service.
• Birmingham City Council ended negotiations with Unite and has begun formal consultations on redundancies while offering affected workers retraining or redeployment options.
• Missed collections have left thousands of tonnes of rubbish on city streets, exacerbating public health and hygiene concerns.
• Unite has suspended the membership of Labour councillors at the city council, including leader John Cotton and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.