Union bosses held up Birmingham bin deal, BBC told

A deal between striking bin workers and Birmingham City Council could have been reached were it not for the interventions of the Unite union’s national leadership team, the BBC has been told.
A message seen by the BBC appears to suggest some local Unite members are dissatisfied with how the dispute has been handled. Thousands of tonnes of rubbish have been left uncollected on the city’s streets.
A number of senior Labour figures outside the council, including some MPs, say they understand a deal with local reps would have been reached during the rolling strike in January and February were it not for the involvement of national figures.
Unite said the claims were “entirely without merit”.
However, individuals with knowledge of a proposed deal say it was backed by refuse workers at two of Birmingham City Council’s three bin lorry depots. National Unite figures were involved at the third site where it was rejected.

Source: BBC