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‘Storm coming’: Britain in a mess as ruinous energy bills meet austerity

Talk on picket line in Felixstowe and high street in Ipswich says new PM has just weeks to tackle crisis

The Guardian - UK

All Lanarkshire schools to close next week as part of three-day strike action

Schools and nurseries across both North and South Lanarkshire will be shut to pupils from September 6-8

Daily Record

Second wave of strikes by Perth and Kinross waste collection staff to go ahead after unions rejected latest pay offer

Both Unite and GMB Scotland unions - who represent Tayside Contracts members and local bin collectors respectively - refused Cosla’s five per cent pay rise offer, with add-ons, on Monday

Daily Record

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No deal reached in talks between unions and First Minister to avert fresh strikes

MARATHON talks between Nicola Sturgeon, unions and local authority bosses have ended without a deal.

The National (Scotland)

Talks chaired by Sturgeon to avert fresh strikes end without deal

First Minister stated that Scottish Government budget to negotiate with 'is finite'

Insider UK

Sturgeon marathon talks fail to resolve bins dispute as new strikes look likely to go ahead

Cleanup begins in cities but unions and council bosses remain far apart on pay offers

Wales Online

Talks chaired by Nicola Sturgeon in bid to avert fresh strikes ends without deal

The Scottish Government has urged unions and councils to ‘continue to seek a fair and sustainable settlement’ in their pay dispute.

The Independent UK

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First Minister holds talks with union leaders as strikes continue across Scotland

THE First Minister is chairing talks with union leaders to try and end a strike that has seen rubbish pile up in cities across Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Sturgeon holds talks with unions in a bid to avert further council strikes

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is in discussions with the GMB, Unite and Unison in a bid to end the council pay dispute.

The Independent UK

Ryanair passengers facing possible strike threat in airport workers' pay dispute

More than 1,000 firefighters, maintenance staff, security officers and cleaners have been balloted on a possible strike

Wales Online

Dumfries and Galloway set to be hit by bin collectors strikes after new pay offer rejected

An eight-day walkout will begin on September 6 despite warnings the latest offer is "as good as it gets"

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon to chair emergency meetings in bid to end council strikes

The FM is personally intervening to stop a second wave of strike action going ahead next week

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon to intervene in bid to end council pay row ‘crisis’

The Scottish First Minister will meet union leaders on Thursday in an attempt to resolve the dispute, which has led to strikes across Scotland.

The Independent UK

Fears for surge in fly-tipping as bin strikes continue next week

Bin strikes will resume on Wednesday next week

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The National (Scotland)

Waste services resume across Scotland as first wave of strike action ends

WASTE workers in authorities across Scotland have returned to work as the first wave of strike action ends.

The Independent UK

Clean-up starts as waste staff return to work after first wave of strikes

More disruption is likely next week.

Daily Record

Big clean-up gets underway as bin workers return to work after first wave of strikes

The latest offer, made by Cosla on Monday, was rejected as unions urged the local authority body to make a flat-rate pay offer as opposed to one based on a percentage increase to current wages.

The Independent UK

Waste workers to return to work as first wave of strikes to end

Unions rejected an offer by local authority body Cosla on Monday and disruption is likely to return next week.

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Daily Record

Waste workers to stage four-day strike in West Dunbartonshire in row over pay

The region will be the latest to join council areas across the country which have seen rubbish pile up in streets.

The Independent UK

Flat rate pay offer will do more for lowest paid council workers, says Cosla

GMB organiser Keir Greenaway said a flat rate pay offer would be better for the lowest paid workers than a percentage rise.

Edinburgh Live

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

Glasgow Live

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

Daily Record

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

Falkirk bin strike workers get support on picket line from public

Councillors also joined the picket line to show their support for the waste workers on strike

The National (Scotland)

'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.

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