The strike is due to begin on Thursday 18 August and end on 30 August, the day after the end of the Edinburgh International and Fringe festivals
said: “Waste will pile during the Edinburgh festival, unless a significantly improved pay offer for local government staff is tabled.
“Our key workers deserved to be valued properly and ahead of a grim winter with forecasts of double-digit inflation and eye-watering energy bills, they urgently need pay that confronts this cost of living crisis.” City of Edinburgh Council leader Cammy Day said the authority would be doing “all we can to minimise any impact on essential services”.
“While, of course, I hope agreement is reached swiftly, our crews deserve to be paid fairly for the work they do, and I once again call on the Scottish Government to properly fund our capital city and its services.”
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