00:00Birmingham's financial collapse wasn't just about numbers on a spreadsheet.
00:04It was about years of injustice, buried, denied, then finally exposed.
00:10One of the biggest causes, equal pay.
00:12Thousands of mostly female school workers, cleaners, dinner staff, teaching assistants
00:18were quietly underpaid for years.
00:20In 2023, the council admitted it.
00:23In 2024, it signed a deal to fix it.
00:26But now that deal is showing cracks.
00:28The GMB union has launched a consultative ballot, asking 3,000 school staff if they're prepared to strike.
00:35It's not yet industrial action, but it's a clear sign that trust is wearing thin.
00:40The union says progress is far too slow.
00:43Payments that were promised by autumn haven't landed.
00:46For many, it's been nearly two years since the council owned up, and still settlement.
00:51The council insists it's working at PICE.
00:54The framework agreement is being followed.
00:56Unions argue those promises mean little, when workers still don't know when they'll be paid.
01:02Equal pay failure has already cost the city over a billion pounds, with more expected.
01:08And the wider picture is not improving.
01:11Bins are still uncollected.
01:13Libraries are cutting hours.
01:14Visitor services are disappearing.
01:16The city's political credibility is bleeding out.
01:20And with each fresh dispute, the wound deepens.
01:24What began as a financial crisis has become something larger.
01:27A breakdown in faith.
01:29Between workers and leadership.
01:31Between promises and outcomes.
01:32What began as a financial crisis has become something larger.
01:37A breakdown in trust.
01:38Between the council and its workforce.
01:41Between promises made.
01:43And promises kept.
01:44Being able to be a remembrance.
01:44From the council and its Yeonji itself.
01:57By the minister to Tulp impulsa, the councilman to come to the councilman, the councilman to come to the councilman.
02:01Happy peluschlag.
02:02Parísenengineering.
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