‘Brum bin strikers need to know we are all behind them’
Thousands to join ‘megapicket’ in solidarity with striking refuse workers in Birmingham

THOUSANDS of people across Britain will join a “megapicket” today to show solidarity with striking refuse workers in Birmingham.
The industrial action, which has now entered its fifth month, initially began over the council’s decision to axe a key waste recycling role.
Unite, which represents the workers, argued that cutting it would slash pay for 150 of its members.
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