 The first strike is scheduled to go ahead on 5 February |
Union leaders and council chiefs are meeting to try and avert a strike in a row over how workers' pay bands are being restructured. About 20,000 workers at Birmingham City Council have voted for the industrial action after the authority announced a pay review.
Union leaders said that in the worst cases individual staff could lose up to �18,000 a year under the plans.
The council has said 45% of its workers will get a "considerable increase".
The first strike, which could affect all council departments, is scheduled to go ahead on 5 February.
Union officials said they hoped the meeting on Wednesday morning would be productive.
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