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Take waste home plea from council over Edinburgh Festival bin strike

Mr Day said he hoped the impact on local waste would not be bad, but there could be a lot of rubbish build-up in the centre during the busy festival period.

“I absolutely accept the members right to take action,” he said. “They’ve seen the national settlement higher in England and I can see the argument for a little more.

“We want the Scottish government and Cosla to get around that table and find that little more to avert strike action.”

He said his understanding was the unions “expect no less than the national settlement, which was around 4%”.

Only six local authorities – Argyll and Bute, Na h-Eileanan an lar, Moray, Borders, Shetland and West Dunbartonshire – look set to be unaffected by strikes from at least one of GMB, Unison and Unite.

Talks took place on Tuesday involving Finance Secretary Shona Robison, Cosla leaders and the unions.

While no new deal was agreed Ms Robison said afterwards that her officials would work with local government to “understand what an improved negotiating envelope may look like”.

The Scottish government has been approached for a comment.


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