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Glasgow to close all primaries as council strike action escalates

Glasgow City Council announced all its primaries, nurseries and additional needs schools would be shut for three days because of strike action.

The Independent UK

Letters to go undelivered and bins uncollected in Perth and Kinross due to staff strike action

Royal Mail employees and Perth and Kinross Council refuse workers to stage walkout on August 26 and three other dates over a pay row

Daily Record

Planned strike action by workers to increase to 20 councils across Scotland

Unite the union said that despite ‘constructive’ talks with Deputy First Minister John Swinney on Wednesday, there was no breakthrough.

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New bin strikes announced for 20 councils across Scotland as talks set to get underway

Despite "constructive talks" on Wednesday Unite has announced five new councils will join their colleagues on the picket line from September 6 to 13.

Daily Record

Here's where and when Scotland's councils will be hit by bin worker strikes

UNITE the union has confirmed strikes in education and waste services will now hit 20 councils across Scotland as a new wave of industrial action…

The National (Scotland)

Bin strikes: John Swinney 'to meet' unions and Cosla bosses today in bid to end pay dispute

Both sides have failed to reach a deal on pay which led to waste workers in 13 local authorities, including Aberdeen, Glasgow and Dundee, walking out for a seven-day strike on Wednesday.

Daily Record

I have no legal standing to negotiate deal to end council strike, John Swinney says

SCOTLAND'S Deputy First Minister has insisted he has “no legal standing” to negotiate a deal to end strike action that has left rubbish piled up…

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Swinney: I have no legal standing to negotiate deal to end council strike

Unions have called for the Scottish Government to be more directly involved in talks aimed at ending the dispute.

The Independent UK

Bin strikes to continue despite 'constructive talks' as John Swinney calls for 'dialogue' between unions and Cosla

The Deputy First Minister and acting Finance Secretary met with unions and the local government body on Wednesday in a bid to resolve the dispute.

Daily Record

Why refuse workers are striking in Scotland

Key questions answered as action that has left rubbish piling up in Edinburgh spreads across country

The Guardian - UK

Refuse workers in more than a dozen Scottish councils go on strike

More industrial action planned for Friday, with three-day action set to hit schools and nurseries next month

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney slams Labour and Tory Cosla leaders over pay dispute

DEPUTY First Minister John Swinney has criticised Labour and Tory Cosla members over the ongoing bin strikes.

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney to hold urgent bin strikes summit with council bosses and trade unions

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Government is under intense pressure to provide councils with more funding to end the strike.

Daily Record

Unions warn of ‘winter of discontent’ as council strike spreads across Scotland

Cleansing staff in 14 local authority areas are now taking action as part of the dispute over pay.

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Daily Record

Bin strikes: Union chief hits out at SNP government for slashing council funding for 12 years

Wendy Dunsmore has urged the SNP government to meet union demands in order to halt the industrial action by bin workers that got underway today across 13 council areas.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire school and early years strike dates announced

Unison members in both council areas will stage three days of action next month in protest over pay.

The National (Scotland)

Council workers pay dispute could go on 'beyond the winter,' warns union

A UNION has warned that the current pay dispute with Cosla “could now go beyond the winter”.

The Independent UK

Pay dispute ‘could escalate beyond winter’ as more waste workers walk out

From Wednesday, waste workers in 13 local authorities in Scotland, including Glasgow, Dundee, and Aberdeen, will strike.

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh bin strike negotiation advice to council leader set to be scrutinised

Claims have been made by councillors that the leader's decision to not back a 5 per cent pay offer earlier 'resulted in strikes' - but a local trade union branded the suggestion "misinformation".

The Independent UK

Sturgeon says there is no ‘bottomless pit of money’ to end council pay dispute

A strike by council workers has seen rubbish pile up in Edinburgh, with schools also set to be affected by the industrial action.

The Independent UK

Cosla in new pay offer to council workers as waste and school staff plan strike

Cosla has said the talks with trade unions were ‘productive’ as they laid down a new offer amid threats of school walkouts.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow bin strikes to go ahead from tomorrow as no pay deal reached

Both UNISON and COSLA, the umbrella body representing council employers, will be writing to Deputy First Minister to ask for an urgent meeting to discuss increase funding for local authorities to enable talks to continue.

Daily Record

Which council areas will be affected by bin strikes in Scotland?

Waste workers in Edinburgh went on strike on August 18 with industrial acton set to last until August 30.

Daily Record

Bin strikes to go ahead across Scotland TOMORROW after talks fail to produce pay deal

The Scottish Government is under pressure after a strike in Edinburgh made the Capital an international laughing stock.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh bin strike: How long will it last for as residents told to keep rubbish at home

Waste workers in Edinburgh are taking part in an 11-day strike over a dispute over pay leading to bins across the city overflowing during one of the biggest art festivals Edinburgh hosts.

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