Birmingham bin strike chaos: megapicket shuts Lifford Lane depot as dispute deepens

Birmingham City Council has said there has been disruption to today’s bin collections after a ‘megapicket’ was held at a depot.

A crowd of protesters from various unions gathered at Lifford Lane depot, one of the three main council depots in the city, on Friday morning to show support for Birmingham’s striking bin workers.

The industrial action, triggered by a dispute between the council and Unite the union, left overflowing bins and enormous piles of rubbish blighting several communities across the city.

Those behind today’s demonstration soon proclaimed they had ‘shut down’ the depot before speakers addressed the crowd in front of its closed gates as a giant inflatable rat watched on.