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Evening Standard
Stephanie Wareham

Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers vote to join picket lines

Uncollected refuse bags in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham, amid an ongoing strike by refuse workers in the city (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

Birmingham bin strikes could continue beyond May’s local elections unless a deal is reached, Unite the union has said after workers “overwhelmingly” voted to extend their strike action.

Workers who are directly employed by Birmingham City Council will now be joined on picket lines by agency workers employed by Job & Talent on the refuse contract, the union said on Monday.

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