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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Ted Hennessey

Army to help tackle Birmingham rubbish as bin workers vote on strike deal

Furniture and uncollected refuse bags in Yardley, east Birmingham (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Army has been called in to help tackle the rubbish piling up on Birmingham’s streets as bin workers vote on a “partial deal” aimed at ending their all-out strike.

The action by members of Unite, which began on March 11 as part of a dispute over pay, has seen thousands of tonnes of rubbish go uncollected and warnings of a public health emergency.

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