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| Birmingham bin strike called off | Birmingham bin strike called off |
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| A long-running bin strike in Birmingham has been called off, it has been announced. | A long-running bin strike in Birmingham has been called off, it has been announced. |
| Conciliation service Acas said the action was suspended amid negotiations between Unite and the city council to bring the seven-week strike to an end. | Conciliation service Acas said the action was suspended amid negotiations between Unite and the city council to bring the seven-week strike to an end. |
| The city council agreed certain posts would not be made redundant and Acas said bin collections could now resume. | |
| Union officials said in return they would recommend staff considered accepting rota changes. | |
| A statement said the council and Unite had made sufficient progress in their talks for the industrial action to be paused. | |
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| Why did the workers go on strike? | |
| The statement said both parties would continue to discuss how the bin collection service could be improved and what savings could be made. | |
| It also said Unite had also agreed in principle to recommend their members accept work pattern changes, including considering a five-day working week instead of the current four days. |