Birmingham bin strike to continue as workers ‘overwhelmingly’ reject deal

A strike by bin workers in Birmingham is set to continue after the latest offer by the city council was “overwhelmingly” rejected.
It follows a month-long stand-off between members of the Unite union and the Labour-run authority as bin bags and fly-tipped rubbish have piled high on streets.
Unite said the city council’s “partial” offer was “totally inadequate” and it did not address the potential pay cuts for 200 drivers.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “The rejection of the offer is no surprise as these workers simply cannot afford to take pay cuts of this magnitude to pay the price for bad decision after bad decision.”
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Source: BBC | Language: English