Agency workers hired to fill the void in the wake of the Birmingham bin strikes have voted for strike action and will be joining the picket.

The first day of the action kicks off today, with a rally organised by the Unite union at the Smithfield depot in Birmingham.

The union said the numbers joining the strike were "growing daily" - but Birmingham City Council said just "a small number" of agency staff were taking part.

The replacement workers recruited by the Job&Talent agency, said they had voted in favour of industrial action "over bullying and harassment and the threat of blacklisting at the council's refuse department two weeks ago".

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From September: Birmingham bin strikes six months on

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