The Birmingham city council has declared a major incident to tackle the impact of the persistent bin strike – because it estimates that 17,000 tonnes of waste are not collected in the city.
Members of the Unite Union in Birmingham are holding a total strike that led to waste pileding on the street.
The Council says that the daily blocking of his depots has characterized Piketten that employees cannot do their vehicles to collect waste from residents.
By explaining a large incident, the Council can increase the availability of street cleaning and fly-tipping removal with an additional 35 vehicles and crews in the city.
It also enables the Council to investigate further support from neighboring authorities and the government.
John Cotton, leader of the Birmingham city council, said: 'It is regrettable that we had to take this step, but we cannot tolerate situation that causes damage and fear of communities in Birmingham.
'I respect the right to stop and protest, but actions on the picket line must be legal and unfortunately the behavior of some now means that we see a significant impact on the residents and the surroundings of the city.
“Unless we explain a great incident and implement the unforeseen plan of the waste service, we cannot release the backlog of waste on the street or improve the frequency of collections.”
Piles of waste and overflowing bins are seen in Birmingham in the midst of strike.
Nearly 400 Municipal BIN employees in Birmingham started an indefinite strike action earlier this month as part of a row above jobs and paying.
Some residents claim that the city is flooded with rodents by the strike, with some 'rats becoming the size of cats'.
The Unite Union says that his members are confronted with payment reductions after scrapping the role of waste collection and recycling officer – but the Labor city council -ranked Birmingham says that her offer is 'fair and reasonable'.
The Birmingham city council has said that the 'escalation' of industrial action would mean a greater disruption of the residents despite an 'honest and reasonable offer' made to unite members.
The Council also disputes the claims of Unite that 150 employees can lose £ 8,000 a year in wages.
And it has insisted that plans to restructure the service were a crucial part of the authority's efforts to become financially sustainable.
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