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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.

Daily Record

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”.

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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.

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

London bus drivers to strike across 63 routes over bank holiday weekend in row over pay

TfL advises around ten percent of the bus network affected, including routes serving Notting Hill Carnival

Evening Standard

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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Last minute talks held to avoid strike and rubbish piling up in streets of West Lothian

Talks are ongoing today in a bid to halt strikes kicking-off tomorrow

Daily Record

Asda Bedminster says empty shelves not impact of Felixstowe port staff strike

Empty boxes in the fresh produce aisles could be seen

Bristol Post

Edinburgh Council 'asleep at the wheel' as rubbish piles up, says former leader

Adam McVey said there has been a "dearth of leadership" in the face of strike action and offered to support further negotiations with his SNP colleagues at Holyrood.

Edinburgh Live

The huge amounts of rubbish covering Edinburgh during the Fringe as bin strikes continue

Rubbish is piling up, with city centre streets covered in litter and bins overflowing in tourist hotspots

Wales Online

Crippling port strike will drag on unless the bosses see sense, union chief warns

Strikes crippling Britain’s largest container port will continue indefinitely unless employers “see sense” on pay rises, a union boss has warned.

Evening Standard

Tory leadership hustings – Birmingham: Liz Truss confirms she will allow new grammar schools – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Unions to meet councils as strikes see bins overflowing in Edinburgh

SCOTTISH councils are set to meet unions in a bid to stop the spread of strikes which have left Edinburgh’s bins overflowing and its streets…

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The Independent UK

Unions to meet councils as strikes see Edinburgh’s streets strewn with rubbish

Council umbrella body Cosla is set to meet unions on Tuesday.

The National (Scotland)

What it's like in Edinburgh on day five of the bin worker strikes

THE Labour-run city of Edinburgh was covered in piles of rubbish and overflowing bins on day five of strikes as the dispute over pay grows

The National (Scotland)

Two more councils set for cleansing worker strike action after Edinburgh bin row

PLANNED strikes of waste and recycling workers in 15 Scottish councils are scheduled to continue as unions consider the latest offer from COSLA.

The Guardian - UK

Felixstowe strikes: how will they affect UK shop shelves and prices?

The eight-day stoppage at Britain’s largest container port could have a damaging impact on supply chains

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh bin strikes to continue as union warns new offer 'too vague'

Edinburgh council workers are set to continue their strike action into this week (Monday 22) and next as they say the offer of a five per cent pay rise does not come with the guarantees that they require.

Daily Record

Falkirk bin strikes remain on as union says more details are needed on offer

Unite the Union members will still walk out on Wednesday unless firmer offer is made to members

Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire Council 'desperately' need funding amid Cosla proposal offer for council workers

Last Friday saw local authority body, Cosla, offer West Dunbartonshire Council workers a five percent pay rise offer and a minimum hourly rate of £10.50

Insider UK

UPDATE: Unions to meet councils over capital bin strike

Cleansing staff are still due to continue their strike action until the end of the month

The Independent UK

Sturgeon urged to intervene to end ‘international embarrassment’ in Edinburgh

A strike by council workers in the capital means rubbish bins have not been emptied.

Daily Record

Edinburgh bin strike: Nicola Sturgeon 'must intervene' to prevent 'international embarrassment' for capital

Cleansing staff at Edinburgh City Council went out on strike on Thursday August 18, as part of the protest over pay.

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon hopes new pay offer will end bin worker strike in Edinburgh

NICOLA Sturgeon has said she hopes a new pay offer to local government workers will end the “disruption” in Edinburgh – where a strike by…

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