 The council employs about 40,000 people |
Hundreds of council staff have held a protest about plans to restructure pay. The Birmingham workers staged a rally in the city's Victoria Square, outside the council offices.
Birmingham City Council is holding a review of wages paid to its 41,000 workers amidst union claims that some staff will be left worse off.
The council has said about 45% of its staff would receive a "considerable increase". Staff are being balloted on strike action.
Unions have said some workers, mainly women, could be left worse off by a few thousand pounds a year.
Unison spokesman Tony Rabaiotti, said Birmingham was the biggest local authority in England and as such would be watched by many authorities elsewhere to see what happened.
Council chiefs have said they are legally obliged to carry out the plans and that it is amongst authorities across England asked by the government to bring pay schemes in line with equal pay legislation.
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