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Political blame game over bin strikes falls flat at picket lines

THE political blame game over the bin strikes and who needs to pay up isn’t cutting it with workers or the public.

The National (Scotland)

Inside the strikes: Waste staff on front line of pay row battle for fair wages

IT STARTED in the capital with overflowing bins and litter-strewn streets but by the weekend, cleansing workers at 20 different Scottish councils…

The National (Scotland)

All Scots councils to house asylum seekers as share projected to rise by 60%

Home Office Ministers want a fairer distribution across the UK by widening the dispersal policy.

Daily Record

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Litter strewn streets in Glasgow City Centre as cleansing workers go on strike

Residents were warned it could be weeks before services returned to normal, as striking workers said the piles of rubbish showed how important their work was.

Glasgow Live

Striking workers demand fair pay at rally as social care staff request ballot

LOCAL government staff striking over pay made their voices heard in Glasgow as it emerged social care workers are requesting to be balloted for…

The National (Scotland)

Sturgeon accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over bin strike

Scottish Tories call for first minister to focus on pay dispute that now threatens early closures of schools

The Guardian - UK

Bin strikes spread as more workers walk out

Despite further talks being held yesterday, no agreement over pay has been reached

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Dumfries and Galloway bins won't be emptied due to strike action

Waste workers in the Unite union will stage a walk out between September 6 and 13

Daily Record

Bin strikes spread as more workers walk out across Scotland

Unions have already rejected a 5% wage increase.

The Independent UK

'Utterly incompetent' SNP Green government slammed by trade union chief over bin strike

Gary Smith said the Scottish Government had tried to "pass the buck and pass the responsibility onto local government".

Daily Record

All parties in council pay dispute committed to fair settlement, Swinney says

The dispute has seen cleansing workers at 14 local authorities walk out over a previous 5% pay offer.

The Independent UK

Teachers to be balloted on strike action as union rejects latest pay offer

TEACHERS in Scotland will be balloted on taking industrial action after a leading union rejected the latest pay offer.

The National (Scotland)

Thursday's headlines: Scots mum facing homelessness after rent hike and new bin strikes announced

Here are the main headlines on the Daily Record website today.

Daily Record

Glasgow bin strikes will mean 'rat buffet' open, cleansing workers warn

With thousands more staff set to walk out on Friday, cleansing workers warned the city that the extra rubbish will fuel the city's growing rat population.

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The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

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

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

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.

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The National (Scotland)

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…

Daily Record

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.

The National (Scotland)

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…

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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