Cleansing workers in Glasgow are being “worked into an early grave”, it has been warned, with increasing workloads causing illness and injury.
Barry McAreavey, pictured right with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, has warned cuts are sending workers to an 'early grave'
With the prospect of more change coming as the council has to find savings this year of £61m, workers in the city say they are worried about the ability to deliver services in the future. Mr McAreavey, who has more than 25 years of service, has witnessed the changes in cleansing and wants it to be better.
“The workers want to be able to do a better job with the street cleaning than what they are delivering but we don’t have enough workers or time to spend in each area.”
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