A union boss has warned of a "winter of discontent" if a dispute over pay is not resolved after the latest round of talks failed to reach an agreement.
Wendy Dunsmore, Unite industrial officer, is urging the local authority body Cosla and the Scottish Government to get back round the table to end the planned strikes for next week.
Waste workers in Edinburgh returned to work today after walking out on August 18 in a dispute over pay. Huge piles of rubbish have accumulated in many streets with industrial action timed to coincide with the festival season.
