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A large crowd of people has joined another “megapicate” in Birmingham to show its support for the striking bin workers of the city.
The former among them was Labor Leader Jeremy Corbin, who had earlier spoke at a meeting on Persor Street, attended by members of various unions, who traveled across the country to show solidarity with their Unite counterparts.
In the city, bin workers are on an all-out strike in a line in a line since March, which are associated with proposals to change some job roles. Corbin told BBC workers that “should not be encountered with wages cut”.
The Birmingham City Council has said that it “interacted in good faith” during a long -running dispute “but Unite” rejected all proposals “.
In “Megapicate”, some supporters of workers described him as “heroes of epidemic”, who carried the city forward during the crisis.
Corbin, while addressing the gathering, criticized the Labor -led city council and said that bin workers were “not those who ruined the money on the Commonwealth Games, not those who had buried their heads in sand for many years instead of seeing the city’s finance”.
“They are the ones who have tried to keep the city clean and operate the city.”
A Main feature of dispute It is the council’s decision to remove the role of waste recycling and collection officer (WRCO) from the workforce.
The Sangh claims that about 170 affected workers are faced, resulting in a loss of up to £ 8,000 per year, although the council disputes the figures.
Corbin told the gathering that people on strike should be able to work with their wages.
The “megapicate” was again conducted by a strike map, a group of trade union activists who have created a digital map to showcase where industrial action is taking place at the national level.
Strike map said the picket on Friday included three meetings in the city and formed a group of thousands. Other places included the city’s Atlas and Perry Bair Depot.
In May, Hundreds of union workers Traveled on coaches of areas including Bristol and Leeds to support the striking activists at the Liford Lane Depot in Kings Norton, Birmingham.
Corbin told the BBC that it depended on the city council to “make an arrangement with the central government” to protect the wages and conditions of the employees.
Labor-Run Council leader John Cotton said earlier this month: “During this process the council has sought to be appropriate and flexible, but we have reached the full extent of what we can offer.”
He said that the authority needs to create a better waste service, “better service as a skilled, better service is an important part of our need to become financially durable and what people of Birmingham need.”