Talks will resume on Monday between Unite and Birmingham City Council.

The warning, which union Unite condemns as "disgraceful" comes after dispute talks broke down.

Staff at John Crane are planning to walk out for six days across April and May.

He says the decision was due to Unite's refusal to condemn threats of violence by those on strike.

Binman Steve Bissett is on strike in Birmingham, which is in its third week of all-out action.

But Unite the Union condemns Councillor Majid Mahmood's claims as "smears", as the strike grinds on.

Residents are stuck in the middle of a dispute between Birmingham City Council and striking bin workers.

Howard Beckett, a qualified solicitor, was Unite the Union's assistant general secretary and head of legal until his suspension in 2022.