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Alan Jones

PA Industrial Correspondent

December 3, 2025

Supporting image for story: Engineering firm - with locations in Birmingham - to see staff be balloted for strikes in pay dispute

Engineering firm - with locations in Birmingham - to see staff be balloted for strikes in pay dispute

November 28, 2025

Supporting image for story: Number of cars built in the UK down nearly 25 per cent after JLR cyber attack

Number of cars built in the UK down nearly 25 per cent after JLR cyber attack

November 23, 2025

Supporting image for story: Rail fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years following Government announcement

Rail fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years following Government announcement

November 21, 2025

Supporting image for story: Disruption to West Midlands rail services expected as CrossCountry rail workers to stage strikes in dispute over pay

Disruption to West Midlands rail services expected as CrossCountry rail workers to stage strikes in dispute over pay

Supporting image for story: Co-op announces £70m plans to create thousands of apprenticeships

Co-op announces £70m plans to create thousands of apprenticeships

November 20, 2025

Supporting image for story: New stamps pay tribute to some of the most famous designs in British postal history

New stamps pay tribute to some of the most famous designs in British postal history

October 21, 2025

Supporting image for story: Charities facing ‘unprecedented’ volunteer shortfall – report

Charities facing ‘unprecedented’ volunteer shortfall – report

October 14, 2025

Supporting image for story: Unions welcome agreement to settle historic equal pay claims in Birmingham

Unions welcome agreement to settle historic equal pay claims in Birmingham

October 8, 2025

Supporting image for story: Agency staff refuse to cross Birmingham bin workers’ picket lines, Unite claims

Agency staff refuse to cross Birmingham bin workers’ picket lines, Unite claims

September 18, 2025

Supporting image for story: Royal Mail to issue set of stamps celebrating heritage of British steam locomotives

Royal Mail to issue set of stamps celebrating heritage of British steam locomotives

September 11, 2025

Supporting image for story: Birmingham bin strike reaches six-month anniversary

Birmingham bin strike reaches six-month anniversary

August 26, 2025

Supporting image for story: West Midlands swimming pool closures put children ‘at risk of drowning’, union warns

West Midlands swimming pool closures put children ‘at risk of drowning’, union warns

August 4, 2025

Supporting image for story: Trump’s tariffs affecting export aspirations of smaller firms, survey finds

Trump’s tariffs affecting export aspirations of smaller firms, survey finds

July 25, 2025

Supporting image for story: Birmingham council takes action against union ‘for breaching court order’ over bin strike

Birmingham council takes action against union ‘for breaching court order’ over bin strike

July 20, 2025

Supporting image for story: Keir Starmer urged to intervene in Birmingham bin strike

Keir Starmer urged to intervene in Birmingham bin strike

June 15, 2025

Supporting image for story: Councils in England ‘way short’ of planning officers to tackle housing crisis, Unison warns

Councils in England ‘way short’ of planning officers to tackle housing crisis, Unison warns

June 8, 2025

Supporting image for story: ‘Chancers and bankers’: GMB leader to launch an attack on Reform UK

‘Chancers and bankers’: GMB leader to launch an attack on Reform UK

May 26, 2025

Supporting image for story: Small breweries closing amid financial pressures – report

Small breweries closing amid financial pressures – report

May 23, 2025

Supporting image for story: CrossCountry staff to begin industrial action over rest-day working - with impact to West Midlands routes

CrossCountry staff to begin industrial action over rest-day working - with impact to West Midlands routes

April 22, 2025

Supporting image for story: Birmingham and Staffordshire among 'worst affected' after almost 600,000 UK council jobs lost in a decade

Birmingham and Staffordshire among 'worst affected' after almost 600,000 UK council jobs lost in a decade

April 21, 2025

Supporting image for story: Birmingham civil servants to strike over office closures

Birmingham civil servants to strike over office closures

February 13, 2025

Supporting image for story: Avanti West Coast strikes over next three Sundays suspended

Avanti West Coast strikes over next three Sundays suspended

January 2, 2025

Supporting image for story: Train managers to strike for second time in dispute over rest-day working

Train managers to strike for second time in dispute over rest-day working

December 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: Why train chaos looms for New Year as Avanti staff walk out

Why train chaos looms for New Year as Avanti staff walk out

December 10, 2024

Supporting image for story: Avanti West Coast train managers to strike in dispute over rest day working

Avanti West Coast train managers to strike in dispute over rest day working