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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray

Unite threatens to stop funding Labour over Coventry bin workers’ dispute

Rubbish collectors are seen emptying bins into a lorry
About 75 refuse workers started a two-month strike over pay at the start of February. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

The head of the Unite union, Labour’s biggest donor, has threatened to completely pull funding for the party over an ongoing pay dispute involving bin lorry drivers in Coventry.

About 75 refuse workers started a two-month strike over pay at the start of February, after talks with Coventry’s Labour-run city council failed to achieve a resolution.

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