A bin collection strike will start in Leeds on Monday after last-ditch talks between management and unions broke down today.
Refuse collection workers and street cleaners will be involved in the indefinite strike and services at some household waste sites could also be affected.
The strike is over a range of pay cuts the council says are needed to ensure the authority is meeting equal pay legislation.
The unions say some workers could lose up to £6,000 a year.
The leader of Leeds City Council has expressed his disappointment at the decision by two trades unions to push ahead with strike action next week.
Coun Richard Brett said: "It goes without saying that the decision by the unions to call their members out next week is deeply regrettable.
"I believe strike action serves no purpose other than to cause disruption to the people of Leeds.
"We have been clear in our determination to resolve this dispute by negotiation and we have presented the unions with a possible solution.
"However, for whatever reason they keep walking away from the table after making unrealistic demands of us – including insisting we alter job evaluation scores to the point it would cost the council tax payers of this city many millions of pounds.That is an absolute non-starter.
"It is also very misleading for the unions to claim their members will lose as much as £6,000 a year.
"The council has agreed to three years of pay protection, so salaries will not be affected for another 18 months.
Coun James Monaghan, executive board member with responsibility for refuse collection, said: "Despite our best efforts to resolve this dispute, the unions seem intent on simply causing chaos by calling for this strike action. At this time, they have indicated their unwillingness even to make an exception for medical waste collections, therefore putting the city's most vulnerable people at risk.
"The council will do all it can to keep disruption to a minimum, but I ask the people of Leeds to bear with us during this difficult time."
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