Unite, which represents the striking workers, says some will be £8,000 a year worse off and claims bin lorry drivers will have their pay cut next. Unite said in a statement that the council had ...

Birmingham City Council told us that the pay band for loaders - the most junior people working on a bin lorry - in Birmingham was £24,027 to £25,992 - that's about £11.50 to £12.50 an hour.

Birmingham City Council told us that the pay band for loaders - the most junior people working on a bin lorry - in Birmingham was £24,027 to £25,992 - that's about £11.50 to £12.50 an hour. Why are ...

In rejecting the latest deal by the council, the union complained that the offer did not tackle potential future pay cuts for 200 bin-lorry drivers. This is not the first time that Birmingham has ...

I first met Naz Khan during the last bin strike when he and his friends hired a lorry to collect rubbish from people who could not take it away themselves. Eight years later I bumped into him ...

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I first met Naz Khan during the last bin strike when he and his friends hired a lorry to collect rubbish from people who could not take it away themselves. Eight years later I bumped into him again, ...

Bin lorry drivers can earn more, up to around £33,000 or more, but any starting salary can vary because of experience, training or location. The WRCO role, which Unite are fighting to keep, is unique ...