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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

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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…

The National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

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)

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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 National (Scotland)

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Edinburgh Live

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

Daily Record

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

Insider 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.

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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…

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon: I hope latest council pay offer will end Edinburgh ‘disruption’

Strike action by cleansing staff as part of a dispute over pay has left litter bins in the capital overflowing.

The Independent UK

Round-up of strikes breaking out across the country

Unions have described it as a ‘summer of solidarity’.

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Daily Record

South Ayrshire Council strikes as recycling bins won't be collected during industrial action

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Daily Mirror

Why are Felixstowe workers going on strike and how will it affect supermarkets?

Felixstowe Port workers are now on their second day of strikes, with thousands of employees taking industrial action in a dispute over pay amid the cost of living crisis

Evening Standard

Felixstowe: Fears strike at major port will cause shortages in run-up to Christmas

Unite boss admits there will be ‘severe’ disruptions to the supply chain caused by the strike

Daily Mirror

Empty shelves fear as workers at Britain's biggest port go on strike for EIGHT days

More than 1,900 Unite members have started an eight-day strike in a dispute over pay at Felixstowe Port in Suffolk amid claims of severe disruption to the UK's supply trade

Wales Online

Britain's biggest port hit by first day of eight-day strike

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The Independent UK

Eight days of strike action commences at UK’s biggest port

Around 1,900 members of Unite at Felixstowe will walk out in a dispute over pay.

Reuters

Workers at UK's biggest container port Felixstowe due to begin 8-day strike

More than 1,900 workers at Britain's biggest container port are due on Sunday to start eight days of strike action which their union and shipping companies warn could seriously affect trade and supply chains.

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