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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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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”.

The National (Scotland)

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 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".

Edinburgh Live

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.

The Independent UK

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.

Glasgow Live

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.

Daily Record

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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Daily Record

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

The National (Scotland)

School and nursery staff in nine council areas to strike over pay dispute

SCHOOL and nursery staff in nine Scottish council areas are to go on strike for three days next month in a dispute over pay.

Edinburgh Live

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.

Wales Online

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

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Labour-led council to blame for overflowing Edinburgh rubbish, says SNP minister

LABOUR are to blame for rubbish strewn-streets and overflowing bins in Edinburgh, a Scottish Government minister has said.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow school and nursery strikes confirmed as unions gives notice to council

Staff members including teaching assistants, early years workers, catering staff, janitors and support staff are set to go on strike with notices sent to nine councils, including Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire.

Daily Record

Scots schools could close next month after trade union confirms strike action

Janitors, cleaners and other staff who work in schools are set to walk out in a dispute over pay

The Independent UK

Angus Robertson: Labour-led council to blame for overflowing Edinburgh rubbish

Waste workers in the capital are on strike following a 3.5% pay offer which unions have called ‘derisory’ and ‘pathetic’.

Daily Record

South Lanarkshire binmen set to strike over ongoing pay dispute

Although a revised pay offer is expected from Cosla, planned strike action for this week and next is expected to go ahead

The National (Scotland)

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…

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.

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