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Bin strikes in Manchester are called off as agreement reached

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Bin strikes which were set to start next week affecting 220,000 homes across Manchester have been called off as workers win a pay rise worth up to 22 pc.

Staff at Biffa, the company which collects waste for Manchester council, voted to take industrial action starting on Tuesday (May 3) for four weeks altogether.

It came after the company offered some staff a pay rise of just 17p an hour. But Biffa has now offered a two-year pay deal worth 22 pc for drivers, 11 pc for loaders and between 8 to 11 pc for street scene workers, according to unions.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service understands that this means drivers are set to receive around £13.90 an hour while loaders will get just over £11. READ MORE: Bin men prepared to ‘picket until Christmas’ over 17p pay rise as strikes loom GMB union organiser Michael Clark said: "Our members voices have been heard – because they stood together.

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