Birmingham

Workers aren'twilling to “curl over” just because of the council’s pressure (Photo: Guy Smallman)
News

Birmingham mega picket ‘shows the power of the people’

Workers aren't willing to 'curl over'
30 January 2026
News

Brum bin strikers regain momentum as agency workers join action

Zarah Sultana joins picket line
01 December 2025
On the campaign trail for Carol Williams (Photo: Carol4Moseley)
News

Socialist Carol Williams takes 20 percent in Birmingham by-election

'Voters felt let down by Labour'
24 October 2025
He wants to feed a racist myth that says migrants are incompatible with “white society”
Anti-racism

Handsworth residents slam Robert Jenrick’s racist lies about their community

Interviews with residents
08 October 2025
News

Mass pickets shut down Birmingham bin depots

This is how you picket
25 July 2025
Labour

Birmingham council sabotages bin strike talks, threatens mass sackings

A Labour council
09 July 2025
Trade unionists join striking bin workers at the mega picket on May 9th
News

Defy court injunction with mass picketing

Birmingham bin workers face legal challenge as council seeks to stop picketing
27 May 2025
Labour

Birmingham bin strikers block scab vehicles

The power of the picket line
21 May 2025
Labour

Birmingham mega picket shows a strategy that can win

Now build on its success
09 May 2025
Birmingham bin workers outside Birmingham council
Labour

Trade unionists plan mass picket to back Brum bin strikers

Which side are you on?
04 May 2025
We Demand Change Bristol organising solidarity for the Birmingham bin strike
Trade Unions

Trade unionists build solidarity for Birmingham bin strike

Supporting the strike is crucial for all trade unionists
25 April 2025
Birmingham refuse workers on strike
Trade Unions

Labour uses cops against Brum bin strike, unions must act

Labour is throwing down the gauntlet
04 April 2025
Kamal Hawwash at a Palestine protest
General Election 2024

‘The two party system is broken’—Birmingham independent candidate speaks out

Kamel Hawwash is standing for Palestine
20 June 2024
Monday's May Day protest against massive cuts in Birmingham city council (Picture: People's Assembly on Twitter)
News

Fighting back in Birmingham

Monday's May Day anti-cuts demonstration in Birmingham
07 May 2024
Birmingham equal pay
News

Link Birmingham cuts and equal pay resistance

Brum battles for equal pay
23 April 2024
News

What will stop Birmingham pushing through biggest cuts in council history?

Unions need to strike together
10 March 2024
News

Birmingham Labour council approves huge cuts

It demands resistance
05 March 2024
News

Christmas on the picket line at Barts hospitals

Strikers want more action
12 December 2023
News

Birmingham, Sheffield, Sunderland—fight for equal pay and to stop cuts

Resistance against Labour-led councils and Tory commissioners
26 September 2023
News

Exclusive: Birmingham council spurned deal with unions that could have avoided bankruptcy notice

Two GMB union sources speak to Socialist Worker
07 September 2023
News

Don’t blame equal pay fight for Birmingham council crisis

Councils should fight cuts, not meekly implement them
05 September 2023
Birmimgham protest Tories
News

Birmingham activists rally to kick out Tory vermin 

Vermin out of Birmingham
04 October 2022
Birmingham Revolutions - new display showcases a history of resistance
Reviews & Culture

Birmingham Revolutions – new display showcases a history of resistance

This display explores Birmingham’s vibrant and varied history of protest and activism— from the Priestley Riots of 1791 to the LGBT+ campaigns of today.
18 February 2020
Sensational Man Like Mobeen breaks new ground
Reviews & Culture

Sensational Man Like Mobeen breaks new ground

The latest series of the sitcom-drama Man Like Mobeen is now on BBC3 catch-up, alongside the previous two seasons.
03 February 2020