Birmingham bin strike to continue as talks collapse

Talks to end a strike by bin workers in Birmingham has ended without a deal.
The Unite union said negotiations would resume next week, although it offered to continue talking over Easter.
The strike has been running for more than five weeks and the union said a deal “would be much closer” if promises made by the council in interviews would be put in writing.
John Cotton, leader of the Labour-run council said he was “mystified” by the comments, saying the local authority had been very clear that “nobody needs to lose out”.
Hundreds of members of the Unite union began an all-out strike on 11 March, in a standoff with the council that has led to bin bags and fly-tipped rubbish piled up on streets.

Source: BBC | Language: English