26 h. ago Are more schools strikes looming? Biggest education union inflicts fresh humiliation on Labour by backing formal ballot over 2.8% pay offer

Delegates at the NEU's annual conference said a formal ballot should be triggered if the ' unacceptable' 2.8 per cent offer is not increased.

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29 h. ago Birmingham bin misery 'could spread' to more councils as firebrand union humiliatingly rejects Labour's pleas to take 'good offer'

Union officials said there is 'potential' for walkouts to happen in other areas of the country as they demanded more concessions on pay.

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39 h. ago Bin strike grinds on as Labour is humiliated after union rejects Rayner's plea to end Birmingham crisis

The rejection brought pressure on ministers to get tough on their 'paymasters', with accusations that Labour's inaction was taking Britain 'back to the 1970s'.

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43 h. ago Army called in to help with Birmingham bin strike amid public health crisis fears

The all-out strike by refuse workers in the Unite union began on March 11 and has led to a significant public health emergency as piles of rubbish have mounted in the streets

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48 h. ago Birmingham bin workers REJECT deal to end strike as rats run riot and military experts called in

Refuse workers have rejected a deal aimed at ending the long-running bin strike crisis in Birmingham - Unite said its members voted overwhelmingly against the council’s 'totally inadequate' offer

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48 h. ago Birmingham bin strike crisis continues as refuse workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ pay deal

The British Army have been brought in to help tackle the rubbish piling up on the streets

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53 h. ago Voices: Who’s to blame for Birmingham’s bin crisis? Join The Independent Debate

Birmingham’s bin strike has sparked a heated public debate over workers’ rights, public health, and the future of essential services – so where do you stand?

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7 d. ago Birmingham faces a 'Victorian' disease crisis caused by rats feasting on tons of rubbish on streets unless ministers break union bin strike, Tories warn

Kevin Hollinrake warned that the Unite-led dispute could drag England's second city back to the 19th Century, as rats feast on tons and tons of uncollected household waste.

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1 week ago Union dismisses Starmer's desperate plea to 'get round the table' and end Birmingham bin strike crisis as fury mounts at Labour council

Amid mounting fury at the Labour-run council over the chaos, with rubbish piling up and rats running riot on the city's streets, No10 urged Unite to negotiate 'in good faith'.

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