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'The Squeaky Blinders are dancing in the streets' after Birmingham bin workers reject pay offer, MP says
A long-running strike by bin workers, that has left rubbish piling up on Birmingham's streets, will continue after union members "overwhelmingly rejected" the city council's offer in a fresh ballot.
The action by members of Unite, which began on 11 March as part of a dispute over pay, has seen thousands of tonnes of rubbish go uncollected and warnings of a public health emergency. Hundreds of workers have been on all-out strike for a month, and residents have complained about "rats as big as cats".
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner visited Birmingham last week and called on the union to accept a "significantly improved" deal for workers. However, the union said hundreds of its members had rejected the "totally inadequate" offer.
The offer, if it had been accepted, would have included "substantial pay cuts for workers" and "did not address potential pay cuts for 200 drivers.
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