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A recent heated Birmingham City Council meeting was dominated by fury over the year-long bins strike and its unacceptable financial costs, estimated at over £14 million. Opposition councillors demanded the Labour leadership meet the union, while the administration insisted it would not concede to demands that risk reopening historic equal pay liabilities . The council's leader maintained that negotiations were rightly handled by professional officers.

Original Article: Inside heated Birmingham Council meeting as leadership faces bins strike fury

The Labour administration faced intense pressure from both the public gallery and opposition councillors regarding the bins strike, which has been ongoing since January. One member of the public was removed from the chamber for

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