00:00Unite the Union has been fined £265,000 for breaching a High Court injunction during Birmingham's bin strike.
00:09A judgment handed down on Monday found that members of the Union obstructed refuse lorries by slow walking in front
00:16of vehicles near waste depots and along roads.
00:20The court said the actions contributed to amounts of rubbish building up across the city during the dispute.
00:25Birmingham City Council said residents have a right to reliable collections and workers have a right to work.
00:33Unite Secretary Sharon Graham described the penalty as a pathetic attempt to intimidate workers.
00:39The council said it has already tabled multiple fair and reasonable offers to workers.
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