Miltiary support to Birmingham bin strike concludes
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Miltiary support to Birmingham bin strike concludes
Military planners were temporarily deployed to Birmingham to assist with the city’s ongoing waste collection crisis, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. In response to written parliamentary questions from James Cartlidge MP, Defence Minister Luke Pollard said that “following a Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) request from the Ministry of Housing, Community, and Local Government, a small number of military personnel deployed to sup…
Birmingham bin strike: A harbinger of struggles to come - The Communist
Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp Messenger Email Print On 14 April, Birmingham refuse workers rejected a rotten deal offered by the city council, which still promised pay cuts for over 200 workers. Whilst threatening pay cuts, the council is more than happy to pay around £18.9 million for the scab labour used to undermine the strike. Birmingham city council leader John Cotton earns nearly £80,000. In such difficult times, however, he has not con…
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