Birmingham binmen reject council offer - more strikes possible

Birmingham could be set for another round of strike action by binmen after they overwhelmingly rejected the latest offer from the city council.

A meeting of 500 refuse collectors saw 95 percent angrily reject the complex working practices deal, thrashed out over the last month, raising the prospect of black bags piled high in the streets, just weeks after the last round of industrial action.

The four unions involved, GMB, Ucatt, Unite and Unison, have now asked for more talks but sources say that unless the council moves further industrial action is "unavoidable".

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