Six months since Birmingham bin workers started their all-out strike
They've walked out over a pay dispute with the council.
Today marks six months since an all-out strike by bin workers in Birmingham began with no sign of a breakthrough to a bitter dispute over pay and jobs.
Members of Unite walked out on March 11, leading to rubbish piling up on the streets.
Residents have noted seeing rats the size of cats, flies and stenches that just won't go.
As a result of the strike action, Birmingham City Council have paid over £6 million to agency workers to keep a weekly refuse collection going.
Unite says hundreds of its members face pay cuts of up to £8,000 a year.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said the workers were "resolute" in their determination to continue taking industrial action.
Unite is facing legal action over the dispute and Ms Graham said if the union is fined, the money will be paid out of its Labour affiliation fund.
"Our members are resolute in their determination to win this dispute and are disgusted at the behaviour of the Labour council and the Labour Government."
The union has warned the strike could continue into next spring, after 99 percent of workers voted in favour of the move.
The council insists it has to make changes to its refuse collection service to make it more efficient.
A rally in support of the strikers will be held in the city on September 20.