'Enough is enough' - Community figure warns after launching 'Clean Birmingham' campaign on one-year anniversary of bin strikes
A Birmingham Bishop and community leader has said that 'enough is enough' as he calls on the council to end the ongoing bin strikes.
Birmingham-based community activist and Bishop, Dr Desmond Jaddoo MBE, has said that 'it is time to clean up Birmingham', as he launches a campaign to ease the city's ongoing bin strikes.
It comes as the bin strikes entered their one-year anniversary on Tuesday, marking one year since members of Unite first began strike action on January 6, 2025.
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The continuous strike action has meant that residents across the Birmingham area were left with growing piles of rubbish mounting on their streets; however, contingency arrangements have since been made to collect bin bags.
Now, Dr Jaddoo has said that waste collection is 'not an optional extra', and is instead a 'fundamental public service' as he launches the 'Enough is Enough - Clean Birmingham' campaign.
Dr Jaddoo said: "One year on from the industrial action affecting waste collection in Birmingham, I must again express my deep disappointment that the situation has not only failed to improve, but has deteriorated further.
"I warned from the outset that without meaningful dialogue and early intervention, a strike was inevitable. Sadly, those predictions became a reality.
