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The Latest Breaking News from Unite

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

More disruption is likely next week.

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Record

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.

The Independent UK

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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.

Daily Record

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.

The Independent UK

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

Edinburgh Live

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

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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

Daily Record

'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.

The National (Scotland)

Union boss warns bin strikes could run into October and November if pay dispute not resolved

Wendy Dunsmore, Unite industrial officer, is urging the local authority body Cosla and the Scottish Government to get back round the table to end the planned strikes for next week.

Daily Record

Edinburgh bin strike: Clean-up operation begins in Scottish capital after walkout ends

But more strike action is scheduled to take place next month

Evening Standard

Dumfries and Galloway Council draws up contingency plan ahead of potential bin collectors strike

Waste workers are set to walk out for eight days in September, although a new pay offer was made to unions on Monday

Daily Record

Major clean-up operation begins in Edinburgh after bin workers' strike action

A MAJOR clean-up operation has started in Edinburgh following the resumption of waste and cleansing services after nearly two weeks of strike action…

The National (Scotland)

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Insider UK

Sturgeon says all options ‘exhausted’ for more funding amid strikes

Body representing local councils stated that yesterday's offer is 'as good as it gets'

The Independent UK

Clean-up operation begins in Edinburgh after bin strike ends

Waster workers took to the streets to clear up the rubbish left during nearly two weeks of strike action.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow bin strikes to continue after new pay offer rejected by unions

Unite rejected outright a new offer by COSLA following negotiations. Scotland's First Minister has said all options in making more funding available amid ongoing strikes have been "exhausted".

The Guardian - UK

Unions’ criticism of Starmer strike policy ‘unfair’, says Usdaw leader

Paddy Lillis believes comment by Unite’s Sharon Graham that Labour leader needs to ‘get a spine’ undermine electoral chances

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The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon says all options for more funding amid strikes ‘exhausted’

Action is set to go ahead as unions reject an ‘unacceptable’ council pay offer.

Daily Record

Bin strikes will continue in Falkirk as no agreement reached in national talks

A second round of bin strikes will start on September 6 unless a deal is struck before then

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh bin strikes to continue next week after unions reject latest pay offer

Refuse and cleansing staff will return to work on Tuesday but they could walk out again next week if a deal is not agreed by then.

The Independent UK

Strikes set to go ahead as unions reject ‘unacceptable’ council pay offer

Unite and GMB rejected the pay offer from Cosla.

The Independent UK

Strikes set to continue as union rejects council offer

Council strikes slated for next week will go ahead unless a deal can be struck.

The National (Scotland)

Bin strikes to continue across Scotland as Unite rejects new Cosla pay offer

UNITE has confirmed that it has rejected a new pay offer by Cosla to end the bin workers' strike.

The Independent UK

Trade union chief defends Keir Starmer’s support of workers

Usdaw chief Paddy Lillis hit out at Unite leader Sharon Graham’s comment that the Labour leadership needed to ‘get a spine’ over strikes.

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