Bin strike blocks a Birmingham waste depot as a significant incident declared

A serious incident has been declared in Birmingham over an ongoing bin strike, which has left round 17,000 tonnes of waste on the streets of town.

Birmingham City Council stated the "regrettable" step was taken in response to public well being considerations, with picket strains blocking depots and stopping waste autos from accumulating garbage.

Members of Unite have been on all-out strike since 11 March in a row over pay, which the union claims will go away some members of workers £8,000 worse off. A sequence of walkouts have additionally impacted refuse collections since January.

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