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Birmingham City Council settles £760m historic equal pay claim
Birmingham Council House

THOUSANDS of underpaid women will finally receive their due after Birmingham City Council announced a settlement to its historic equal pay claim with the GMB and Unison unions today.

Europe’s largest local authority said a framework agreement will be put forward by its cabinet committee next week for formal approval.

GMB said the agreement meant that, four years after launching their campaign, 6,000 low-paid workers — predominantly women — look set to finally receive settlement payments from the local authority.

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