News and information relating to public sector cuts and strikes in the West Midlands

LIVE: Birmingham strike coverage updates Nov 30 2011

TENS of thousands of workers will be on strike today (Wednesday) in protest over government plans to shake up their pensionsRead

Birmingham Tory in call to ban firemen strike Oct 12 2011

BIRMINGHAM’S Tory fire authority chief has called on the Government to outlaw strike action by angry firemen because there is no longer any back-up from the army.Read

Birmingham City Council plans to launch lottery to help fund services Oct 12 2011

BIRMINGHAM could get its own version of the National Lottery to help the city council escape from its financial woes.Read

Birmingham City Council scraps bonfire at Pype Hayes fireworks celebration Oct 12 2011

BIRMINGHAM’S last remaining official celebration of Guy Fawkes Night could be a damp squib – cost cutters have axed the bonfire.Read

Midlands head teachers face strike ballot Sep 23 2011

MIDLAND head teachers will be balloted over strike action next week as a bitter row over public sector pensions continues.Read

Birmingham City Council downplays the impact of strike action Sep 22 2011

PUBLIC services in Birmingham were relatively unaffected by the strike action, the city council claimed.Read

Birmingham City Council staff strike over job cuts and wage-reduction contracts Sep 21 2011

Unison members downed tools for a day to target yesterday’s climax of the Liberal Democrat conference at the International Convention Centre.Read

West Midlands Police counter-terrorism unit hires private contractors to cover for cuts in staffing Sep 04 2011

CASH-strapped West Midlands Police is secretly having to hire private security staff to bolster its stretched counter-terrorism unit.Read

Legal Aid cuts will affect thousands in Birmingham, warns Law Society Aug 30 2011

THOUSANDS of people in Birmingham will lose their chance to fight for justice due to the Government’s planned cuts to legal aid funding, lawyers have warned.Read

West Midlands Police under pressure to reverse police cuts Aug 12 2011

MPs PRAISED West Midlands Police for defending communities in the face of riots and looting – and urged David Cameron to reverse police funding cuts.Read

Pain for nearly 200 charities as Birmingham City Council cuts funding Aug 03 2011

They include projects funded by a Government scheme called the Working Neighbourhoods Fund, which has been scrapped. Other cuts have simply been imposed by the city council.Read

Police cuts monopolise a visit by Home Secretary Theresa May to the Midlands Jul 26 2011

HOME Secretary Theresa May came under fire as plans for 2,000 police job cuts monopolised a visit to the city.Read

11,000 Birmingham City Council workers facing pay cuts or the sack Jul 25 2011

MORE than 11,000 Birmingham City Council workers will be forced to accept controversial new contracts – involving wage cuts of up to £6,000 a year – or face losing their jobs.Read

Firefighters' union warns of job cuts in West Midlands Jul 12 2011

SAVAGE cuts will be made to the fire service with as many as one in ten firefighters losing their jobs, a union has warned.Read

Birmingham City Council: Social care funding cuts still on the agenda Jul 06 2011

MOVES to save £53 million by axing social services care packages for thousands of vulnerable adults have not been ditched, even though a judge decided that Birmingham City Council leaders behaved unlawfully when approving the controversial cuts package.Read

Birmingham trade union leader warns of more strikes Jul 01 2011

DAY care centres, libraries, neighbourhood offices and leisure centres were among council buildings closed as staff walked out in a dispute over cuts in shift allowances.Read

More than 5,000 march through Birmingham against public sector pension plans Jul 01 2011

MORE than 5,000 placard-waving protesters travelled to the heart of Birmingham for a mass rally over pensions and public sector cuts.Read

Video: Public sector workers strike in Birmingham Jul 01 2011

Video: Public sector workers strike in BirminghamRead

In Pictures: On the picket lines with Birmingham school teachers Jul 01 2011

In Pictures: On the picket lines with Birmingham school teachersRead

Picture gallery: Birmingham city centre protest against public sector pension changes Jul 01 2011

Picture gallery: Birmingham city centre protest against public sector pension changesRead

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