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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. | |
| Conciliation service Acas said the action had been suspended amid negotiations between Unite and the city council to bring the seven-week dispute to an end. | |
| The city council agreed certain posts would not be made redundant and Acas said bin collections could now resume. | 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. | 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 to allow the industrial action to be paused. | |
| More from Birmingham and the Black Country | More from Birmingham and the Black Country |
| Why did the workers go on strike? | 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. | 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 its members accept work pattern changes, including considering a five-day working week instead of the current four days. | |
| Unite said it had achieved victory in the bin dispute. | |
| It said the council had accepted the refuse workers' case and restored the jobs of grade three workers, who are responsible for safety at the back of refuse vehicles. | |
| Assistant general secretary Howard Beckett said: "We are very pleased that we have reached the stage where we can suspend the industrial action while we hold further talks about the future of the refuse service. | |
| "I know this news will be greatly welcomed by the people of Birmingham as they look forward to their bins being collected again on a regular and seamless basis. I would like to thank them for their understanding over recent weeks." | |
| The strike action, which consisted of two or three-hour stoppages during a daily shift, had been set to last until 21 September - with talk of it possibly lasting until Christmas. | |
| The amount of rubbish left in some streets led to residents taking action to clear up the waste themselves. | |
| Volunteers the Bearded Broz cleaned up 45 tonnes of waste in the Yardley area, leading them to be called scabs by the Morning Star newspaper. | |
| Naveed Sadiq from the group said members had met refuse workers who said they "respected" the team for taking care of their areas. |