THE militant union behind the six-week Birmingham bin strike has balloted members on industrial action 2,040 times in just two years, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. The accounts reveal Unite asked staff to vote on action 1,066 times in 2023. Raised eyebrowsWorkers voted to strike, or take action short of a strike, on 25 occasions, wrecking 557 days of work across a range of industries. During the action, Unite said a nationally agreed pay rise for refuse workers was not enough and continued to tell members to shirk work. “They lose pay while union leaders call for industrial action four times every working day.

Source: The Times April 26, 2025 23:07 UTC