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Bin strike talks fail AGAIN as school closures also loom

Councils and trade unions have for months have been unable to reach an agreement on pay for local authority staff

Daily Record

Fly tipping fears in West Lothian as new strikes loom after pay offer rejected

Householders have been advised to put out bins but also that collection services will be disrupted. Recycling centres have been closed for most of this week

Edinburgh Live

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Strikes are set to continue as latest pay offer for COSLA was rejected by waste worker unions

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School strikes to continue as unions lambast latest pay offer

Unite, Unison and the GMB warned last night that the proposed three-day strike in East Renfrewshire schools and early years centres will still go ahead unless the dispute over pay is resolved.

Daily Record

'Winter of discontent' ahead as unions dig heels in over council pay row

SCOTLAND faces a “winter of discontent” as workers dig in over the council pay dispute, a union official has said.

The National (Scotland)

Second wave of bin strikes loom as unions reject latest pay offer

A second waste workers strike is likely next week after unions rejected the latest offer from Cosla

Daily Record

When the next Edinburgh bin worker strikes are planned as pay dispute continues

The bin collection and street cleaning services have restarted as of 4.59am on Tuesday morning - but the waste workers are planning another strike in Edinburgh next month.

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Schools across Scotland to close next week as support staff strike over pay

Catering staff, cleaners, janitors, teaching assistants and early years practitioners to walk out in pay strike

The Independent UK

WATCH: Striking Lanarkshire binmen sing Eminem hit in bid to make COSLA pay up

Refuse staff have took to the picket line for a fourth day, with one member dressed up as a rat

Daily Record

Union boss warns bin strikes could run into October and November if pay dispute not resolved

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.

Daily Record

Edinburgh bin strike: Clean-up operation begins in Scottish capital after walkout ends

But more strike action is scheduled to take place next month

Evening Standard

Dumfries and Galloway Council draws up contingency plan ahead of potential bin collectors strike

Waste workers are set to walk out for eight days in September, although a new pay offer was made to unions on Monday

Daily Record

Major clean-up operation begins in Edinburgh after bin workers' strike action

A MAJOR clean-up operation has started in Edinburgh following the resumption of waste and cleansing services after nearly two weeks of strike action…

The National (Scotland)

Sturgeon says all options ‘exhausted’ for more funding amid strikes

Body representing local councils stated that yesterday's offer is 'as good as it gets'

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The Independent UK

Clean-up operation begins in Edinburgh after bin strike ends

Waster workers took to the streets to clear up the rubbish left during nearly two weeks of strike action.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow bin strikes to continue after new pay offer rejected by unions

Unite rejected outright a new offer by COSLA following negotiations. Scotland's First Minister has said all options in making more funding available amid ongoing strikes have been "exhausted".

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Green councillor accuses Unionist politicians of 'crossing the picket line'

A SCOTTISH Green councillor has called out Unionist members of Edinburgh City Council for “crossing the picket line” at city chambers amid the…

Daily Record

Bin strikes will continue in Falkirk as no agreement reached in national talks

A second round of bin strikes will start on September 6 unless a deal is struck before then

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The National (Scotland)

Bin strikes to continue across Scotland as Unite rejects new Cosla pay offer

UNITE has confirmed that it has rejected a new pay offer by Cosla to end the bin workers' strike.

The National (Scotland)

Hope that abortion buffer zones are 'a big step closer' after latest summit

A BID to use council by-laws to establish buffer zones outside of abortion clinics has been welcomed but with an added warning that finding a…

Daily Record

Bin strikes set to continue across Scotland as Unison reject latest pay offer

Rejection of the pay offer, thought to be in the region of £1925, means that a rolling series of looming bin strikes across 20 council areas will go ahead.

Daily Record

Huge mountain of rubbish builds outside Scots dump as bin strikes continue across country

Shocking pictures taken outside Dawsholm Recycling Centre in Glasgow shows discarded household furniture including sofas, microwaves and washing machines being left along the fence.

Glasgow Live

Video shows Glasgow street covered in rubbish dumped outside recycling centre

It is understood an offer is being negotiated as council staff continue their strike for better pay.

The Guardian - UK

Scottish refuse workers’ strike to continue as union rejects pay offer

Unite says offer from Scotland’s councils is unacceptable and ‘represents a waste of precious time’

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh bin workers offered new pay deal by bosses in bid to halt strikes

The newest offer has been made to cleansing staff across Edinburgh in a bid to clear streets strewn with litter as many locals complained of the bins piling high over the weekend.

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