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‘Brum bin strikers need to know we are all behind them’

Thousands to join ‘megapicket’ in solidarity with striking refuse workers in Birmingham

Strike Map activists visit striking refuse workers in Birmingham, April 29, 2025 [Pic: Strike Map]

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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