A strike by bin workers in Birmingham is set to rumble on after the latest offer by the city council was "overwhelmingly" rejected.

A spokesman from Unite said that "partial" offer was "totally inadequate" and did not <a href="https://www.gbnews.com/news/birmingham-bin-strikes-furious-residents-take-aim-incompetent-council" target="_blank">properly address potential pay cuts</a> for 200 drivers.

It comes as piles of rubbish remain stacked <a href="https://www.gbnews.com/news/birmingham-bin-strikes-labour-army-rubbish" target="_blank">high on streets across Birmingham</a>.Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "The rejection of the offer is no surprise as these workers simply cannot afford to take pay cuts of this magnitude to pay the price for bad decision after bad decision."

<img data-id="fixed-image" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/u200boverflowing-bins-in-the-sparkhill-area-of-birmingham.jpg?id=59896020&amp;width=980" alt="\u200bOverflowing bins in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham," width="100%" height="auto">Overflowing bins in the Sparkhill area of BirminghamPA

A Unite spokesman called the offer 'totally inadequate'{ai:summary}Bin workers in Birmingham continue their strike after rejecting the city council's latest offer, deemed "totally inadequate" by the Unite union. Concerns center on potential pay cuts for 200 drivers, as rubbish piles up across the city.Unite's general secretary emphasized that workers cannot accept significant pay cuts due to poor decision-making by the council. #society

Birmingham bin strike misery to continue as union rejects council deal

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