UNITE is to cut its Labour affiliation by £580,000 amid anger over the long-running Birmingham bin strike, the union announced today.Members of Unite began a continuous walkout on March 11 last year over cuts to their pay, with little sign of a breakthrough.A year on, the union said the council “dither[s] around a deal” as streets fill with rubbish and residents and workers suffer.

UNITE is to cut its Labour affiliation by £580,000 amid anger over the long-running Birmingham bin strike, the union announced today.

Members of Unite began a continuous walkout on March 11 last year over cuts to their pay, with little sign of a breakthrough.

A year on, the union said the council “dither[s] around a deal” as streets fill with rubbish and residents and workers suffer.

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