Glasgow refuse workers will walk out on strike at midnight after talks with council bosses broke down.
Unless an 11th hour deal can be struck, domestic bins won't be emptied in the city during the first week of the COP26 climate summit.
It's the latest twist in a long-running dispute between the GMB union - which represents most council refuse collectors - and Glasgow City Council.
The prospect of strike action during the largest political gathering ever held in the UK would be a bitter blow for city chiefs.
The GMB union tonight accused the council of "bad faith" and claimed its members had not been given enough time to consider a deal tabled on Friday.
Strike action had appeared to have been averted last week when COSLA - an umbrella organisation representing local authorities - offered a national pay deal for council workers.
But that deal has now been rejected with the GMB calling for more talks.
GMB Scotland Secretary Louise Gilmour said: “The council has failed to give our members the proper time and space to consider the 11th hour offer from COSLA, and the fact the council moved to block strike action in the Court of Session using anti-trade union legislation, means there is too much bad faith among members towards the employer.
“Therefore, our members in cleansing have informed us that they will still proceed with the planned strike action from midnight on November 1."
She added: "We are calling for an urgent meeting with the council as soon as possible and we will work until one-minute to midnight tonight to try and fix this.
“We have also made the Scottish Government aware of the situation and are liaising with the First Minister’s Office, but without any further dialogue the cleansing service in Glasgow City Council will take strike action from tomorrow and throughout the first full week of the COP26 summit.”
A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: “The agreement struck at national level gave two weeks to consider the pay offer and so there is no reason for this strike to go ahead at this time.
“It is very disappointing the GMB has opted for this course of action, which now seems to be about allocating time for meetings rather than a pay agreement.
“We will meet with the GMB at any time to try and resolve what now appears to be a local dispute.”
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