Thousands of cleansing and waste employees have been invited to take part in a walkout in an ongoing dispute over pay.
Bin strikes loom across Scotland this summer as unions have balloted refuse staff for industrial action.
The 18-month deal, which covers the period April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, would see council staff get a 2.2% pay hike from April this year, with a further 2% increase at the start of October 2024. If the members of both unions vote for strike action, they could both walk out as early as July 15.
"Why are council leaders not already in serious discussions with unions and the Scottish Government about how to fund a fair offer? Why on earth should our members in Scotland be asked to accept an offer that is less than that being offered to council colleagues in England?”. Meanwhile, Unison - Scotland's largest government union - has told City of Edinburgh Council that their strike ballot papers will be sent out on Monday. The union says the current pay offer from Cosla falls significantly short of what workers deserve, and well below the pay claim that unions submitted earlier this year.
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