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'We will be back again and again - until these workers win' - Fresh 'mega picket' in support of striking Birmingham bin workers

Refuse collections in Birmingham were suspended on Friday as a fresh union demonstration was held in support of bin workers involved in a long-running dispute over pay.

Birmingham|8 hours ago
Supporting image for story: 'We will be back again and again - until these workers win' - Fresh 'mega picket' in support of striking Birmingham bin workers
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Supporting image for story: Walsall Council's long-awaited £32 million waste recycling centre that is dubbed 'the biggest in Europe' to open on Monday
Walsall Council's long-awaited £32 million waste recycling centre that is dubbed 'the biggest in Europe' to open on Monday
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