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Thousands of tons of waste were left on the streets of Birmingham in 2017, the last time skip workers took collective action
Workers in Birmingham have to rule again on the possibility of going on strike while the union says some employees have been "blacklisted" for taking part in the 2017 action suit.
Unite said members of the city were denied a payment of council fees paid to GMB members who did not withdraw from the longstanding dispute last year.
He says that it is "very likely" that there will be new strikes, probably during the Christmas period.
The ballot must open on Friday.
The 2017 strike lasted for three months and saw the uncollected garbage accumulating in the streets of the city and the council leader of the time was forced to leave the scene.
Unite says that in addition to the vote, he summons the Birmingham City Council to a labor court about the payment at the center of the last line.
The council issued a statement in which it stated: "We are committed to providing the best possible services to the citizens, because that is what they expect and we continue to work to improve waste collection. ".
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Unite says strike could begin during Christmas
In the documentation describing his grievance to the local authority, Unite said that the nature of the payment was not clear, but the regional secretary, Howard Beckett, said that he had risen to thousands of pounds sterling.
He told the BBC: "I know that the board made payments to employees who did not take any industrial action and did not pay the employees who hired them.
"I think it's two plus two to reach the conclusion that was aimed at discriminating those who engaged in industrial action."
The union's complaint alleges a "black list".
Stuart Richards, lead organizer at GMB, said any suggestion by its members to receive additional payments would be "inaccurate and misleading".
He said: "GMB remains committed to working with our colleagues from other unions in the interest of City Councilors.
"We did not participate in any non-strike payments."
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A bulletin on the decision to strike is scheduled for two weeks
The poll is expected to last two weeks and if members voted in favor of the strike, Mr. Unite indicated that he would then give two weeks' notice to the authority, which means that the measures could be taken from December 28th.
The union action of 2017 began when the council's proposal to "modernize" the service – saving £ 5 million a year – threatened to create more than 100 jobs.
A new working model was put in place for workers earlier this year as part of an agreement to end the conflict.
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