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Birmingham declares 'major incident' as 17,000 tons garbage left uncollected

The fight between Birmingham City Council and its garbage collectors started in December 2024. Unite the Union, a trade group for the workers, announced plans for a strike in 2025.

Reasons included pay cuts, a ban on overtime work, and the council's decision to eliminate a waste collection role.

However, Birmingham City Council said all affected workers had been offered alternative jobs or voluntary redundancy at their pay rates.

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