# Event Details - **Event Name**: Reel News night: Birmingham binworkers strike, PLUS Jack Block LIVE - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: A night of films of the Birmingham binworkers strike and other great rank and file action with binworkers and supporters to build solidarityAbout this EventThe Birmingham binworkers have been on strike for over a year now (and on all out strike since May), fighting a life-changing £8,000 a year pay cut from a particularly disgusting Labour council.If they can get away with doing this to a well-organised group of workers in the largest council in Europe, then no council worker is safe - and our public services come under even greater threat.That's why support has flooded in from all over the country, most notably with the three Megapickets organised by StrikeMap and the recent wave of direct action by supporters to shut down depots - necessary because of the disgusting injunction brought by the council back in May to stop the binworkers - and their union, UNITE - picketing their own workplaces. A desperate and deeply unpopular council have now got a persons unknown injunction to stop any protests at depots in Birmingham at all - but left out Coventry, where the main scabbing company is operating from. With "Persons Unknown" now regularly shutting down that scab depot, what more can we all do now to support the binworkers and help them win this crucial dispute?Join binworkers and supporters to watch Reel News films of the story of the strike so far alongside other classic rank and file struggles - and then let's plan some action. With local elections in May, the council are on the ropes; let's work out what we can do to help finish them off and help the binworkers achieve a famous victory.PLUS: SPECIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM JACK BLOCKOur good friends from London, Jack Block, will be joining us to perform a special live set - drums, ranting and sedition. Check them the fuck out!TONIGHT'S FILMS: (FIRST FILM STARTS 7:30PM)1) Rank and file action from Argentina (7mins)Many of the tactics we use now rank and file struggles originate from Latin America. For more inspiration, some clips of the piqueteros movement in Argentina in 2002, which was instrumental in bringing down the government in one of the high points of the anti-capitalist movement.2) Can't beat the rank and file (13mins)In construction, there is an unbroken thread of rank and file action stretching back over 60 years. I This film looks at some of the great victories by the construction rank and file - from the 1972 building workers strike to the No2ESO! campaign in 2021 - which will hopefully give some ideas of action we could all take in the binworkers' strike.3) Durham TAs - We are the Lions, hear us roar! (10 mins)One of the most significant rank and file struggles of the 21st century from 2016, when Durham teaching assistants defied their own union when told there was nothing they could do about a 21% pay cut - and waged an astonishing strike with 1,500 of the county's 2,000 TAs joining picket lines.4) Birmingham binworkers strike: the story so far (22mins)The story so far of a dispute that is being watched closely by councils across the country. If they get away with an attack of this magnitude in the largest council in Europe, it will lay the ground for huge cuts elsewhere. But if the binworkers win it could be the start of a serious push for more funding for our cash starved public services.As always with Reel News nights, FREE but please order a free ticket so we can get an idea of numbers :-) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leeds/reel-news-night-birmingham-binworkers-strike-plus-jack-block-live/100001986902563052 - **Event Categories**: entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Leeds - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Wharf Chambers - **lat**: 53.7955277 - **long**: -1.5378756 - **full address**: Wharf Chambers, 23-25 Wharf Street, Leeds, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Reel News night: Birmingham binworkers strike, PLUS Jack Block LIVE - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/23f6d884a06e78c4382afa1b99fb04c182385d22f655f58914763d03b004baf1-rimg-w1200-h600-dc91a3ab-gmir.jpg?v=1775734265 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Reel News night: Birmingham binworkers strike, PLUS Jack Block LIVE being held? - **A:** Reel News night: Birmingham binworkers strike, PLUS Jack Block LIVE takes place on Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Wharf Chambers, 23-25 Wharf Street, Leeds, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Reel News night: Birmingham binworkers strike, PLUS Jack Block LIVE? - **A:** Reel News night: Birmingham binworkers strike, PLUS Jack Block LIVE is organized by Reel News. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Reel News night: Birmingham binworkers strike, PLUS Jack Block LIVE", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/23f6d884a06e78c4382afa1b99fb04c182385d22f655f58914763d03b004baf1-rimg-w1200-h600-dc91a3ab-gmir.jpg?v=1775734265", "startDate": "2026-04-17T19:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-04-17T22:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/leeds/reel-news-night-birmingham-binworkers-strike-plus-jack-block-live/100001986902563052", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Wharf Chambers", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "23-25 Wharf Street", "postalCode": "LS2 7EQ", "addressLocality": "Leeds", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "53.7955277", "longitude": "-1.5378756" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A night of films of the Birmingham binworkers strike and other great rank and file action with binworkers and supporters to build solidarity", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-09", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-17T22:00:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-09", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/leeds/reel-news-night-birmingham-binworkers-strike-plus-jack-block-live/100001986902563052" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-09", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-09", "url": "https://allevents.in/leeds/reel-news-night-birmingham-binworkers-strike-plus-jack-block-live/100001986902563052", "price": 0, "name": "Free admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Reel News", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/reel-news/27446255" } ] } ] ```