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Birmingham bin strikes: Council declares major incident

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Birmingham bin strikes: Council declares major incident

Birmingham bin strikes: Council declares major incident

Bin workers in Birmingham say they will carry on striking over pay for months, if necessary, as the city council declared a major incident.

It comes after talks between the council and Unite the Union failed to bring an end to four weeks of industrial action.

Report by Jonesia.

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