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Britain / 22 April 2024
Equal pay strikes at ‘bankrupted’ Birmingham council
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Scotland / 5 June 2026
SNP must come clean on Rosebank, say Greens
5 June 2026
Education / 5 June 2026
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5 June 2026
Scotland / 5 June 2026
EIS and TIE collaborate to change ‘the tide of the disinformation era’
5 June 2026
Wales / 5 June 2026
Welsh Water to pay £44.7 million after ‘serious’ sewage failures led to a series of spills, Ofwat says
5 June 2026
Britain / 5 June 2026
Asylum system is on brink of collapse, MPs warn
5 June 2026
Britain / 5 June 2026
Three more charged with violent disorder after protests in Southampton
5 June 2026
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BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL workers have voted for strike action over a failure to settle up to £760 million in equal pay claims.

GMB union announced today that staff at 35 city schools are supporting the walkout, after more than 96 per cent backed industrial action.

Strike dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

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