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Birmingham bin strike

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham has blonde hair tied back and is wearing a navy top. She has her hand on her chin and is holding a pen and looking away from the camera. She is also wearing a small microphone.

Bin strike a fire and rehire situation, says union

The council says it needs to regrade workers to ensure it complies with equal pay laws.

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A man with black hair, a black beard and a dark coat, standing in front of a river. Buildings can be seen on the other side of the water behind him.

Birmingham's still amazing despite bin strike - poet

Former poet laureate Casey Bailey urges people to not lose sight of the good things about the city.

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A huge pile of black bin bags and rubbish behind a solitary black wheelie bin on the pavement of a residential street.

Plea to not burn recycling during bin strike

West Midlands Fire Service urges people to not burn recycling after a resident is rescued.

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Work to clear stacked-up bin bags takes place in Kitchener Road, Selly Park. A worker in orange-coloured high-visibility clothes clears bags from a corner, and a refuse truck is parked feet away. There are houses and trees on both sides of the road.

Bin trucks 'delayed' at depots by industrial action

Birmingham City Council posts on social media that waste wagons have been held up at some depots.

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Piles of uncollected waste on the side of road alongside cars.

Bin strike exposes divide between rich and poor

The long-running dispute, now in its sixth week, has seen uncollected waste pile up in some areas.

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A man walks past a pile of bin bags on a residential street. There are terraced houses on either side of the street.

Birmingham council 'on track' to clear waste backlog

Bin workers remain in a stand-off with the council after an all-out strike started on 11 March.

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An open lorry with a scoop attached is gathering up rubbish littering a pavement. Waste looks to have spilled out of bin bags and is scattered along a grass verge

Army experts called in over Birmingham bin strike

The government says office-based military experts will help because of the "public health risk".

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Seven men standing in a line. They are all wearing orange high-visibility tabards and all but one are wearing blue baseball caps. In front of them is a large pile of blue bin bags. A street sign nearby reads "SHAKESPEARE ST".

'Bin strike frustration is turning into anger'

A group of volunteer litter-pickers in Birmingham say they are desperate for a resolution.

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Long queue of cars waiting to enter a park

Mile-long queue at mobile waste collection site

The council has set up mobile bin collections for residents to unload their waste amid the strike.

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