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Bin collectors to go on strike during Edinburgh Fringe

Waste and recycling staff in Edinburgh have voted to strike during the Fringe over a pay dispute.

The GMB and Unite unions said the current pay offer from Cosla to local government workers fell significantly short of what they deserved.

Cosla defended its pay offer and urged the union to reconsider the decision to take industrial action.

A bin strike was held for 12 days over the Edinburgh Festival Fringe two years ago which led to a huge backlog of waste littering the capital’s streets.

Brian Robertson, Edinburgh secretary for Unite, said: “It’s about local government pay for the whole of Scotland.

“These brave workers will be coming out on strike, losing wages, unless the Scottish government comes to the table and we can negotiate with them and with Cosla to get a decent pay rise for all local government workers in Scotland.”


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