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Birmingham bin workers reject council’s ‘totally inadequate’ offer
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STRIKING bin workers in Birmingham rejected the council’s “totally inadequate” offer today.

More than 350 Unite members have been on strike since March 11 over plans to cut a vital waste recycling role.

The union says it will lead to 150 of its members having their pay slashed by up to £8,000 a year.

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