Talks to end long-running Birmingham bin strike break down after union leaders accuse council chiefs of lying over pay

TALKS to end the long-running bins strike broke down yesterday with union leaders accusing council chiefs of lying over pay.

Unite said the guarantees being offered to refuse workers in public were not backed up by written deals.

Talks to end the long-running Birmingham bins strike broke down yesterdayBirmingham City Council leader John Cotton said that 18,000 tons of rotting rubbish had been collected this month

Negotiations over the dispute — which has seen some — are now on hold until Wednesday, after the Easter break.

City council leader John Cotton said that 18,000 tons of rotting rubbish had been collected this month.

He insisted normal bin rounds would only resume once

But he did say: “Over the course of this week, residents should see their bins emptied on the day they expect.”;

over plans to scrap their roles.

A Unite spokesman said: “ what John Cotton and his team have been saying in public.

“We believe they are telling untruths to the public to infer the offer given is better than it really is.

“They need to come clean.”;

Cotton insisted normal bin rounds would only resume once the strike is over