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Labour minister tells Unite to call off Birmingham bin strike and ‘accept the deal’
(leftfootforward.org)
Who the fuck do Labour think they represent?
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The king.
The deal being:
- £8k pay cut
- No promotions in the role you get reassigned to
The deal is “necessary” because the council went bankrupt due to poor fiscal management and not paying women equally.
Meanwhile MP basic salaries sit at around £93k, then you add “expenses” and their free second home they get to collect rent on.
With that kind of offer, it's a wonder that they're not setting the trucks on fire 
For context for others:
"bankrupt" is also a misleading term used by the government when it simply means the council cannot meet its budget assigned by the government, which prior to Keith Stürmer was notorious for bleeding dry Labour councils.
It's basically a legal rule that forces the councils into austerity or lose all political autonomy to the government, that enforced "special measures". In practice it is not unlike the Turkish state practice of evicting Kurdish mayors and councillors to be replaced with government stooges.
No doubt these councils are run like shit, though. The whole system has been designed to ensure every last prick is scooping the scum off the top.
I hate the constant guilt tripping of certain sectors where they try to weaponize the harm (or sometimes mere inconvenience) of you not slaving away for them on their terms. Maybe, if it is so urgent, pony up the cash, and things can get back to normal faster! 
The only appropriate response to bad faith negotiation is worse faith negotiation 🤷♂️ - hope they can hold the line as long as they need to. Or remind “leadership” of the alternative to striking?
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: