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Angela Rayner has Unite union membership suspended over Birmingham bin strike
BIRMINGHAM, UK, JUL 13 – Unite suspended Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner for backing Labour-run Birmingham council amid a bin strike with pay cuts up to £8,000, and is reconsidering ties with the Labour Party.
- At a Brighton policy conference on July 11, Unite delegates suspended Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner’s membership.
- On March 11, bin workers walked out over proposed £8,000 pay cuts under 'fire and rehire' terms, prompting Unite to condemn Birmingham council and Sir Keir Starmer’s government.
- Unite is crystal clear it will call out bad employers, Sharon Graham said, and 800 delegates voted on the motion.
- Unite announced it will review its relationship with the Labour Party amid split fears, and suspended John Cotton plus other Birmingham councillors.
- More than 100 days into the industrial action, the Birmingham bin strike reaches its six-month mark with rubbish piled high, as talks broke down in March.
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Unite suspends Angela Rayner over Birmingham bin strikes
The Unite Union, one of Labour's biggest trade union backers, says it's suspending the deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner over the Government's support for Birmingham City Council during the bin workers strike. The union also said it would "re-examine" its relationship with the Labour party.
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