US EditionBirmingham bin strikes: When will the strikes end? Council and union talks scheduled and latest update
- Unite union members have been on an all-out bin strike in Birmingham since March 11, causing rubbish to pile up in the city streets.
- The strike stems from a dispute over pay cuts of up to £8,000 proposed by Birmingham City Council amid a jointly agreed job evaluation process.
- Crucial talks led by Unite’s Sharon Graham and mediated by ACAS are scheduled for Thursday to seek resolution after tensions escalated this week.
- Sharon Graham emphasized that Unite will resist any attempts by the council to impose severe reductions in workers' pay.
- No official end date is set for the strike, but the council hopes to restore rubbish collections soon while continuing efforts to reach a fair settlement.
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Union boss to lead crunch talks as Birmingham scrambles to end bin strikes after rubbish piled up on streets
The general secretary of the Unite union is to lead crucial talks aimed at resolving the long-running Birmingham bin strikes amid a bitter dispute over pay and jobs that saw rubbish piling up on the streets.
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