UNITE general secretary Sharon Graham will join striking Birmingham bin workers at a protest this morning.

The workers have been striking since January 2025 over Labour-run council’s decision to cut their pay by up to £8,000.

Last week, on the anniversary of the all-out strike beginning, the union’s executive council voted to cut its affiliation fee to Labour by 40 per cent (£580,000) with the defining issue being the manner in which both the Labour council and Labour government have treated the workers and acted in the dispute.

Ms Graham said: “Our members taking industrial action have Unite’s unwavering support.

“The council should now honour the deal scoped out at Acas and stop wasting millions of pounds of residents’ money on failed attempts to break the strike.

“Workers and communities should not be paying the price for the clear failings of the council’s management.”